1983

930 tornadoes, 4 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 21 notable earthquakes. 61 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 34.

Tornadoes

930 recorded; 61 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1983 Jan: 13 Feb: 41 Mar: 71 Apr: 65 May: 249 249 Jun: 178 Jul: 99 Aug: 76 Sep: 19 Oct: 13 Nov: 48 Dec: 58 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas186
  2. Oklahoma91
  3. Florida85
  4. Louisiana64
  5. Alabama45
  6. Colorado32
  7. Kansas31
  8. Wisconsin31

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1983
Apr 1, 1983F4Ouachita, Morehouse9.02
Dec 6, 1983F4St. John the Baptist7.00
Jul 3, 1983F4Anoka1.00
Jul 3, 1983F4Iowa0.50
Apr 9, 1983F3Citrus10.03
May 2, 1983F3Chautauqua28.02
Dec 3, 1983F3Calhoun4.02
May 2, 1983F3Cayuga, Onondaga20.01
May 6, 1983F3Shawnee19.01
Dec 6, 1983F3Dallas13.01
May 19, 1983F3St. Helena, LaSalle12.01
May 2, 1983F3Cuyahoga12.01
Jan 31, 1983F3Vermilion6.01
Apr 29, 1983F3Greene5.51
Jan 31, 1983F3Avoyelles5.01
May 2, 1983F3Wood5.01
Apr 23, 1983F3Barnwell, Bamberg, Orangeburg33.00
May 19, 1983F3Winn23.00
May 2, 1983F3Macomb, St. Clair23.00
Feb 9, 1983F3Acadia, St. Landry21.00
Apr 1, 1983F3Franklin, Richland21.00
Nov 22, 1983F3Le Flore19.00
Nov 15, 1983F3Cullman17.00
May 1, 1983F3St. Louis city, Madison16.00
May 2, 1983F3Chemung, Tioga15.00
May 18, 1983F3Tensas9.00
May 1, 1983F3Osage9.00
May 13, 1983F3Kingfisher8.80
Mar 26, 1983F3Crawford7.00
Mar 15, 1983F3Hidalgo6.10
Apr 1, 1983F3Caldwell6.00
Jun 21, 1983F3Campbell6.00
Jun 21, 1983F3Ziebach6.00
May 14, 1983F3Jefferson5.00
May 18, 1983F3Madison5.00
May 20, 1983F3Cameron5.00
Apr 1, 1983F3Madison, East Carroll4.00
May 1, 1983F3Greene4.00
May 22, 1983F3Nottoway, Dinwiddie3.50
Nov 22, 1983F3Pushmataha3.00
Feb 9, 1983F3Acadia3.00
Apr 1, 1983F3Madison3.00
May 19, 1983F3Sabine3.00
May 2, 1983F3Oswego3.00
May 2, 1983F3Oneida3.00
Nov 19, 1983F3Union2.00
Mar 20, 1983F3Washington2.00
May 19, 1983F3Natchitoches2.00
May 19, 1983F3Caldwell2.00
May 20, 1983F3Avoyelles2.00
May 22, 1983F3Frederick, Carroll2.00
May 2, 1983F3Tioga2.00
May 16, 1983F3Coffee1.50
May 19, 1983F3DeKalb1.20
Jan 31, 1983F3Jefferson1.00
Mar 20, 1983F3Greene1.00
Jul 3, 1983F3Juneau1.00
May 14, 1983F3Arkansas0.80
Nov 19, 1983F3Madison0.50
Jul 18, 1983F3Codington0.50
Jul 21, 1983F3Ocean0.20
Jul 21, 1983F2Kent1.02
Jul 21, 1983F2Allegan13.61
May 20, 1983F2Harris12.01
May 20, 1983F2Harris7.01
Jun 27, 1983F2Tulsa, Rogers5.01
May 20, 1983F2Harris4.01
May 20, 1983F2Jefferson3.01
Feb 2, 1983F2Highlands1.01
Mar 17, 1983F2Collier, Miami-Dade, Broward52.50
May 22, 1983F2Allegheny, Westmoreland, Indiana38.00
Dec 10, 1983F2Tyler26.00
May 19, 1983F2Clarke22.00
Jun 19, 1983F2Fall River, Dawes22.00
Dec 10, 1983F2Angelina18.00
Mar 24, 1983F2Osceola, Brevard18.00
Dec 28, 1983F2Covington15.00
Apr 23, 1983F2Gilchrist, Columbia15.00
May 13, 1983F2Harmon15.00
May 6, 1983F2Harrison15.00
Jun 12, 1983F2Decatur15.00
Jul 3, 1983F2Clark, Marathon12.00
Dec 10, 1983F2Trinity10.00
Apr 9, 1983F2Marion10.00
May 17, 1983F2Canadian10.00
May 2, 1983F2Tioga9.80
Dec 10, 1983F2Nacogdoches8.00
Dec 11, 1983F2Pinellas8.00
Feb 22, 1983F2Walker, Winston8.00
Feb 9, 1983F2Brazoria8.00
May 19, 1983F2Franklin8.00
Jun 4, 1983F2Elbert8.00
Jul 3, 1983F2Eau Claire8.00
Jan 31, 1983F2St. Landry7.00
Apr 1, 1983F2Tensas7.00
May 13, 1983F2Murray7.00
May 16, 1983F2Tyrrell, Washington7.00
May 1, 1983F2Fremont7.00
Jun 7, 1983F2Columbus6.00
May 1, 1983F2Lenawee5.90
Oct 13, 1983F2Charlotte5.00
Feb 2, 1983F2Orange5.00
Mar 21, 1983F2Okeechobee5.00
Mar 3, 1983F2Donley5.00
Mar 3, 1983F2Donley5.00
Mar 4, 1983F2Bowie5.00
Mar 7, 1983F2Brevard5.00
Apr 5, 1983F2Franklin5.00
May 2, 1983F2Henry5.00
Oct 13, 1983F2St. Mary's, Calvert4.00
Nov 23, 1983F2Wilcox4.00
Feb 2, 1983F2Hillsborough4.00
Mar 4, 1983F2Kendall4.00
Mar 4, 1983F2LaSalle4.00
May 18, 1983F2Pontotoc4.00
May 19, 1983F2Cullman, Morgan4.00
May 19, 1983F2Madison4.00
May 20, 1983F2Hinds4.00
May 1, 1983F2St. Clair4.00
Jul 13, 1983F2Roseau4.00
Mar 1, 1983F2Los Angeles3.50
Nov 19, 1983F2Richland3.00
Nov 20, 1983F2Volusia3.00
Nov 20, 1983F2Flagler3.00
Nov 22, 1983F2Ellis3.00
Jan 31, 1983F2Austin3.00
Jan 31, 1983F2East Feliciana3.00
Mar 18, 1983F2Nash3.00
May 1, 1983F2St. Charles3.00
Oct 19, 1983F2Comanche2.60
May 17, 1983F2Alfalfa2.50
Aug 18, 1983F2Navarro2.50
Sep 5, 1983F2Woodbury2.50
Nov 20, 1983F2Sharkey2.30
Feb 22, 1983F2Marshall2.20
Nov 22, 1983F2Pushmataha2.00
Dec 2, 1983F2Ouachita2.00
Feb 2, 1983F2Martin2.00
Mar 26, 1983F2Marion2.00
Mar 6, 1983F2Union2.00
Apr 22, 1983F2Jefferson2.00
May 13, 1983F2Caddo2.00
May 14, 1983F2Tunica2.00
May 16, 1983F2Hertford2.00
May 1, 1983F2Lenawee2.00
May 2, 1983F2Huron2.00
May 1, 1983F2Lenawee1.90
May 19, 1983F2Macomb1.80
Dec 13, 1983F2Santa Rosa1.50
Feb 22, 1983F2Cullman1.50
Feb 9, 1983F2Harris1.50
Apr 29, 1983F2Rogers1.50
Aug 25, 1983F2Pennington1.30
Nov 19, 1983F2Brazos1.10
Oct 13, 1983F2Culpeper1.00
Oct 13, 1983F2Falls Church city1.00
Nov 19, 1983F2Lincoln1.00
Nov 22, 1983F2Choctaw1.00
Dec 12, 1983F2DeSoto1.00
Dec 3, 1983F2Jones1.00
Feb 2, 1983F2Orange1.00
Mar 26, 1983F2Craig1.00
Apr 29, 1983F2Greene1.00
Apr 1, 1983F2Carroll1.00
May 2, 1983F2Erie1.00
May 6, 1983F2Polk1.00
Jun 13, 1983F2McLeod1.00
Jun 30, 1983F2Branch1.00
Jul 19, 1983F2Clark1.00
Apr 1, 1983F2Rankin0.70
May 18, 1983F2Tallahatchie0.70
Nov 15, 1983F2Blount0.50
Nov 23, 1983F2Walker0.50
Dec 3, 1983F2Fulton0.50
Jan 31, 1983F2West Baton Rouge0.50
Apr 27, 1983F2Pawnee0.50
Apr 27, 1983F2Lincoln0.50
May 14, 1983F2Johnson0.50
May 16, 1983F2Pasquotank0.50
May 18, 1983F2Sunflower0.50
May 1, 1983F2Warren0.50
May 1, 1983F2Jersey0.50
Jun 27, 1983F2Osage0.50
Jul 3, 1983F2Eau Claire0.50
Feb 1, 1983F2Walton0.30
Feb 2, 1983F2Alachua0.30
Jun 20, 1983F2Sioux0.30
Jul 15, 1983F2Keith0.30
Aug 8, 1983F2Palm Beach0.30
Nov 15, 1983F2Tuscaloosa0.20
May 1, 1983F2Jersey0.20
Jun 22, 1983F2Campbell0.20
Aug 17, 1983F2Fall River0.20
Aug 31, 1983F2Richmond0.20
Aug 8, 1983F2Chittenden0.20
Sep 2, 1983F2Hand0.20
Sep 2, 1983F2Hand0.20
May 12, 1983F2Greer0.10
May 12, 1983F2Jackson0.10
May 13, 1983F2Kiowa0.10
May 13, 1983F2Caddo0.10
May 13, 1983F2Hughes0.10
May 14, 1983F2Pittsburg0.10
May 18, 1983F2Madison0.10
May 18, 1983F2Tensas0.10
May 18, 1983F2Caldwell0.10
Jun 28, 1983F2Johnston0.10
Jul 30, 1983F2McIntosh0.10
Dec 10, 1983F1Washington4.01
Dec 10, 1983F1San Jacinto3.01
May 20, 1983F1Washington1.01
Jul 9, 1983F1McCone1.01
Jun 9, 1983F1Hutchinson0.11
Jun 29, 1983F1Johnson, Linn31.00
Jun 10, 1983F1Beckham, Custer28.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Franklin, Wakulla22.00
May 1, 1983F1Cass, Fremont, Mills22.00
Mar 24, 1983F1Osceola, Brevard21.00
May 16, 1983F1Worth, Turner20.00
Jun 26, 1983F1Genesee, Lapeer20.00
Jun 4, 1983F1Rhea20.00
Mar 4, 1983F1Nevada16.00
Apr 15, 1983F1Volusia16.00
Oct 12, 1983F1Habersham, Rabun15.00
Dec 3, 1983F1Bibb, Shelby15.00
Jul 1, 1983F1Cedar15.00
Dec 3, 1983F1Hale, Bibb14.00
Apr 1, 1983F1Clark13.00
May 14, 1983F1Clark, Hot Spring13.00
May 18, 1983F1Travis, Williamson13.00
Jun 29, 1983F1Des Moines13.00
Mar 21, 1983F1Hyde12.00
Apr 27, 1983F1Kay12.00
May 2, 1983F1Fayette, Pickaway11.00
Jun 21, 1983F1Barnes11.00
Aug 11, 1983F1Lehigh, Northampton11.00
Dec 5, 1983F1Colquitt10.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Union10.00
May 1, 1983F1Page, Montgomery10.00
May 2, 1983F1Richland10.00
Jun 22, 1983F1Stutsman10.00
Jul 21, 1983F1Missaukee9.20
May 13, 1983F1Custer9.00
May 1, 1983F1Miller, Cole9.00
Aug 24, 1983F1Billings9.00
Nov 23, 1983F1Fayette8.00
Mar 21, 1983F1Bucks8.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Marion8.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Volusia8.00
Apr 1, 1983F1Neshoba8.00
Aug 24, 1983F1Grant8.00
Nov 23, 1983F1Woodruff7.00
Mar 17, 1983F1Collier7.00
May 19, 1983F1Scott, Leake7.00
Jun 3, 1983F1Neosho7.00
May 13, 1983F1Tillman, Wichita6.80
Jun 18, 1983F1Keokuk6.10
Oct 13, 1983F1Prince Edward, Nottoway, Amelia6.00
Nov 20, 1983F1Pulaski6.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Clay, Duval6.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Orange6.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Aiken6.00
May 16, 1983F1Macon6.00
May 2, 1983F1Ross6.00
Jul 3, 1983F1Juneau, Adams6.00
Aug 28, 1983F1Jefferson6.00
Jan 31, 1983F1Montgomery5.20
Nov 20, 1983F1Coweta5.00
Dec 3, 1983F1Clarke5.00
Jan 31, 1983F1Wharton5.00
Feb 1, 1983F1Escambia5.00
Jun 13, 1983F1Stanton, Cuming5.00
Apr 8, 1983F1Orangeburg4.80
Oct 13, 1983F1Goochland, Louisa4.00
Dec 5, 1983F1Tift4.00
Feb 22, 1983F1Bacon4.00
Mar 4, 1983F1Kendall4.00
Apr 9, 1983F1Putnam4.00
May 27, 1983F1Coffey4.00
May 1, 1983F1Johnson4.00
Jun 16, 1983F1Etowah4.00
Jun 21, 1983F1Alachua4.00
Jun 4, 1983F1Bledsoe4.00
Jun 7, 1983F1Dorchester4.00
Aug 23, 1983F1Cabarrus4.00
Nov 20, 1983F1Escambia3.00
Nov 23, 1983F1Poinsett3.00
Dec 28, 1983F1Suwannee3.00
Dec 28, 1983F1Suwannee, Hamilton3.00
Dec 29, 1983F1Madison3.00
Mar 5, 1983F1Pointe Coupee3.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Lake3.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Franklin3.00
May 16, 1983F1Ben Hill3.00
May 20, 1983F1Austin3.00
May 22, 1983F1East Baton Rouge, Livingston3.00
May 1, 1983F1Monroe3.00
Jun 20, 1983F1Monroe3.00
Jun 28, 1983F1Teller3.00
Jul 3, 1983F1Bayfield3.00
Jul 7, 1983F1Sarasota3.00
Sep 10, 1983F1Lee3.00
Dec 3, 1983F1Bartow2.50
Feb 22, 1983F1Ben Hill2.50
Apr 30, 1983F1Lincoln2.50
Apr 30, 1983F1Greene2.50
May 13, 1983F1Ellis2.50
May 20, 1983F1Austin2.50
Aug 18, 1983F1Bannock2.50
Aug 29, 1983F1Bucks2.50
Aug 9, 1983F1Bertie2.50
Nov 22, 1983F1Rankin2.20
Nov 14, 1983F1East Carroll2.00
Nov 23, 1983F1Shelby2.00
Dec 11, 1983F1Tangipahoa2.00
Dec 5, 1983F1Concordia2.00
Feb 10, 1983F1Palm Beach2.00
Feb 22, 1983F1Bacon2.00
Feb 2, 1983F1Citrus2.00
Feb 2, 1983F1Volusia2.00
Feb 9, 1983F1Walker2.00
Mar 22, 1983F1Sacramento, Placer2.00
Mar 27, 1983F1Perry2.00
Apr 23, 1983F1Bibb, Twiggs2.00
Apr 28, 1983F1Wright2.00
May 13, 1983F1Kingfisher2.00
May 16, 1983F1Leon2.00
May 19, 1983F1Walker2.00
May 20, 1983F1Floyd2.00
May 21, 1983F1Lee2.00
May 23, 1983F1Northumberland, Montour2.00
May 1, 1983F1Taylor2.00
Jun 30, 1983F1Pickaway2.00
Jun 30, 1983F1Carver2.00
Jun 4, 1983F1Weld2.00
Jun 7, 1983F1Jackson2.00
Jun 7, 1983F1Williamsburg2.00
Jul 19, 1983F1Calumet2.00
Jul 1, 1983F1Payette2.00
Jul 1, 1983F1McLean2.00
Aug 11, 1983F1Northampton2.00
Aug 25, 1983F1Sheridan2.00
Aug 29, 1983F1Hale2.00
Sep 7, 1983F1Hidalgo, Starr2.00
Nov 20, 1983F1Escambia1.50
Dec 14, 1983F1Bay1.50
Dec 3, 1983F1St. Landry1.50
May 19, 1983F1Marshall1.50
May 20, 1983F1Harris1.50
Jun 22, 1983F1Alamosa1.50
Jul 17, 1983F1Campbell1.50
Mar 6, 1983F1Kershaw1.10
Nov 20, 1983F1Muscogee1.00
Nov 23, 1983F1Poinsett1.00
Nov 23, 1983F1Calcasieu1.00
Nov 23, 1983F1Humphreys1.00
Dec 10, 1983F1Grimes1.00
Dec 11, 1983F1Jones1.00
Dec 28, 1983F1Wakulla1.00
Jan 31, 1983F1Brazoria1.00
Jan 31, 1983F1Cameron1.00
Jan 31, 1983F1Calcasieu1.00
Feb 22, 1983F1Cullman1.00
Feb 2, 1983F1Hernando1.00
Feb 9, 1983F1Harris1.00
Feb 9, 1983F1Harris1.00
Apr 15, 1983F1Lake1.00
Apr 22, 1983F1Lafourche1.00
Apr 22, 1983F1St. Bernard1.00
Apr 30, 1983F1Elbert1.00
Apr 1, 1983F1Webster1.00
May 20, 1983F1Liberty1.00
May 27, 1983F1Carroll1.00
May 29, 1983F1White1.00
May 1, 1983F1Gasconade1.00
Jun 12, 1983F1Morgan1.00
Jun 12, 1983F1Yuma1.00
Jun 12, 1983F1Yuma1.00
Jun 13, 1983F1Dickinson1.00
Jun 13, 1983F1McLeod1.00
Jun 20, 1983F1Niobrara1.00
Jun 26, 1983F1Charles Mix1.00
Jun 2, 1983F1Weld1.00
Jun 2, 1983F1Arapahoe1.00
Jun 4, 1983F1Arapahoe1.00
Jun 4, 1983F1Otero1.00
Jun 6, 1983F1Frio1.00
Jun 8, 1983F1Hillsborough1.00
Jun 9, 1983F1Lincoln1.00
Jul 10, 1983F1Valley1.00
Jul 23, 1983F1Florence1.00
Jul 4, 1983F1Hardin1.00
Aug 24, 1983F1Habersham1.00
Aug 1, 1983F1Livingston1.00
Nov 23, 1983F1Lee0.90
Nov 15, 1983F1Cherokee0.80
Feb 27, 1983F1Sonoma0.80
Mar 24, 1983F1Polk0.80
Jan 29, 1983F1Bay0.70
May 20, 1983F1Jefferson0.70
Jul 15, 1983F1Brazoria0.70
Dec 11, 1983F1Forrest0.60
Feb 2, 1983F1Pinellas0.60
Jun 16, 1983F1Weld0.60
Oct 17, 1983F1Spokane0.50
Nov 19, 1983F1Ascension0.50
Nov 24, 1983F1Vermilion0.50
Dec 10, 1983F1Lafayette0.50
Dec 10, 1983F1Jasper0.50
Dec 11, 1983F1St. Helena0.50
Dec 11, 1983F1Okaloosa0.50
Dec 11, 1983F1Tuscaloosa0.50
Feb 2, 1983F1DeSoto0.50
Feb 9, 1983F1San Jacinto0.50
Mar 14, 1983F1Phillips0.50
Mar 23, 1983F1San Patricio0.50
Mar 26, 1983F1Brazoria0.50
Mar 3, 1983F1Smith0.50
Mar 3, 1983F1Comanche0.50
May 13, 1983F1Briscoe0.50
May 16, 1983F1Turner0.50
May 16, 1983F1Baker0.50
May 17, 1983F1Kit Carson0.50
May 18, 1983F1Tippah0.50
May 18, 1983F1Yazoo0.50
May 18, 1983F1Yazoo0.50
May 19, 1983F1Whitfield0.50
May 27, 1983F1Guthrie0.50
May 1, 1983F1Miller0.50
May 2, 1983F1Kenton0.50
May 6, 1983F1Polk0.50
Jun 10, 1983F1Las Animas0.50
Jun 10, 1983F1Las Animas0.50
Jun 12, 1983F1Washington0.50
Jun 12, 1983F1Buffalo0.50
Jun 18, 1983F1Banner0.50
Jun 30, 1983F1Carver0.50
Jun 1, 1983F1Kiowa0.50
Jun 2, 1983F1Logan0.50
Jun 4, 1983F1Laramie0.50
Jun 4, 1983F1Williamson0.50
Jun 8, 1983F1Bailey0.50
Jul 10, 1983F1Weld0.50
Jul 14, 1983F1Webb0.50
Jul 15, 1983F1Harris0.50
Jul 20, 1983F1Palm Beach0.50
Jul 25, 1983F1Pasco0.50
Jul 3, 1983F1Vilas0.50
Jul 3, 1983F1Orangeburg0.50
Jul 3, 1983F1Shawano0.50
Jul 5, 1983F1Seminole0.50
Aug 12, 1983F1Flagler0.50
Aug 18, 1983F1Harris0.50
Sep 4, 1983F1Cheyenne0.50
Dec 27, 1983F1Mohave0.40
Feb 1, 1983F1Okaloosa0.40
Feb 2, 1983F1Brevard0.40
Jun 25, 1983F1Highlands0.40
Jun 7, 1983F1Bradford0.40
Oct 1, 1983F1Los Angeles0.30
Nov 22, 1983F1McIntosh0.30
Dec 3, 1983F1Paulding0.30
Feb 1, 1983F1Jackson0.30
Mar 20, 1983F1Tangipahoa0.30
Mar 26, 1983F1Craig0.30
Mar 26, 1983F1Howell0.30
Mar 30, 1983F1Harris0.30
Mar 6, 1983F1Fairfield0.30
Mar 7, 1983F1Branch0.30
May 13, 1983F1Kingfisher0.30
May 16, 1983F1Lowndes0.30
May 18, 1983F1Yazoo0.30
May 24, 1983F1Hemphill0.30
May 1, 1983F1Lincoln0.30
May 1, 1983F1St. Charles0.30
May 1, 1983F1Fayette0.30
Jun 12, 1983F1Adams0.30
Jun 21, 1983F1Sioux0.30
Jun 6, 1983F1Duval0.30
Jun 7, 1983F1Parmer0.30
Jul 3, 1983F1Marquette0.30
Jul 3, 1983F1Rock0.30
Jul 3, 1983F1Racine0.30
Aug 16, 1983F1Maricopa0.30
Aug 17, 1983F1Weld0.30
Aug 17, 1983F1Weld0.30
Aug 22, 1983F1Bibb0.30
Aug 23, 1983F1Fluvanna0.30
Aug 28, 1983F1Cass0.30
Aug 3, 1983F1Bay0.30
Nov 18, 1983F1Cleveland0.20
Dec 3, 1983F1Sumter0.20
Dec 3, 1983F1Chilton0.20
Feb 2, 1983F1Volusia0.20
Mar 5, 1983F1Forsyth0.20
Apr 28, 1983F1Logan0.20
Apr 2, 1983F1Russell0.20
May 17, 1983F1Throckmorton0.20
May 17, 1983F1Throckmorton0.20
May 17, 1983F1Throckmorton0.20
May 22, 1983F1Throckmorton0.20
May 22, 1983F1Young0.20
May 29, 1983F1Cook0.20
May 1, 1983F1Wayne0.20
May 1, 1983F1Jefferson0.20
May 2, 1983F1White0.20
May 6, 1983F1Dallas0.20
Jun 13, 1983F1Colfax0.20
Jun 29, 1983F1Tama0.20
Jun 3, 1983F1Letcher0.20
Jul 19, 1983F1Lawrence0.20
Jul 19, 1983F1Beaver0.20
Jul 20, 1983F1Armstrong0.20
Jul 20, 1983F1Baldwin0.20
Jul 21, 1983F1Erie0.20
Jul 21, 1983F1Mifflin0.20
Jul 22, 1983F1Union0.20
Jul 25, 1983F1Colleton0.20
Jul 25, 1983F1Stevens0.20
Jul 29, 1983F1Tuscola0.20
Jul 31, 1983F1Yuma0.20
Jul 4, 1983F1Beaver0.20
Jul 7, 1983F1Larimer0.20
Aug 11, 1983F1Warren0.20
Aug 12, 1983F1Weld0.20
Aug 12, 1983F1Weld0.20
Aug 12, 1983F1Weld0.20
Aug 17, 1983F1Pennington0.20
Aug 6, 1983F1Mohave0.20
Aug 8, 1983F1Maricopa0.20
Nov 15, 1983F1Baldwin0.10
Nov 27, 1983F1Marengo0.10
Dec 11, 1983F1Mobile0.10
Dec 3, 1983F1Tuscaloosa0.10
Dec 3, 1983F1Russell0.10
Mar 20, 1983F1Butler0.10
Mar 26, 1983F1Mobile0.10
Mar 3, 1983F1Grady0.10
Mar 4, 1983F1Smith0.10
Apr 14, 1983F1Baldwin0.10
Apr 22, 1983F1Beckham0.10
Apr 23, 1983F1Elmore0.10
May 10, 1983F1Jones0.10
May 10, 1983F1Jones0.10
May 13, 1983F1Logan0.10
May 13, 1983F1Grady0.10
May 14, 1983F1Pontotoc0.10
May 15, 1983F1Cullman0.10
May 17, 1983F1Major0.10
May 18, 1983F1Cherokee0.10
May 18, 1983F1Howard0.10
May 18, 1983F1Franklin0.10
May 21, 1983F1Calcasieu0.10
May 26, 1983F1Alamance0.10
May 28, 1983F1Ellis0.10
May 30, 1983F1Taylor0.10
May 3, 1983F1Cullman0.10
May 6, 1983F1Page0.10
Jun 11, 1983F1Roberts0.10
Jun 12, 1983F1Lincoln0.10
Jun 13, 1983F1Comanche0.10
Jun 18, 1983F1Meade0.10
Jun 18, 1983F1Meade0.10
Jun 27, 1983F1Ingham0.10
Jun 27, 1983F1Hardeman0.10
Jun 27, 1983F1Lincoln0.10
Jun 28, 1983F1Adams0.10
Jun 28, 1983F1Wabash0.10
Jun 29, 1983F1Henry0.10
Jun 29, 1983F1Tama0.10
Jun 29, 1983F1Chickasaw0.10
Jun 5, 1983F1Florence0.10
Jun 5, 1983F1Callahan0.10
Jun 8, 1983F1Hockley0.10
Jun 9, 1983F1Hutchinson0.10
Jul 21, 1983F1Benzie0.10
Jul 22, 1983F1Forsyth0.10
Jul 1, 1983F1Starke0.10
Jul 3, 1983F1Fayette0.10
Sep 5, 1983F1Cherokee0.10
May 1, 1983F0Effingham0.22
Jun 13, 1983F0Tillman12.00
May 20, 1983F0Hale10.00
May 18, 1983F0Washington, Marshall8.00
Mar 3, 1983F0Harmon5.00
Jun 20, 1983F0Fall River5.00
Nov 6, 1983F0Cameron4.00
Dec 3, 1983F0Oglethorpe4.00
Feb 1, 1983F0Mobile4.00
Dec 11, 1983F0Pickens3.00
Dec 28, 1983F0St. Tammany3.00
Jun 12, 1983F0Aitkin3.00
Jun 13, 1983F0Brown3.00
Jun 13, 1983F0Hennepin3.00
Jun 22, 1983F0Polk3.00
Sep 1, 1983F0Jasper3.00
May 12, 1983F0Brown2.50
Nov 6, 1983F0Cameron2.00
Dec 10, 1983F0Washington2.00
Dec 10, 1983F0Montgomery2.00
Dec 11, 1983F0Mendocino2.00
Apr 23, 1983F0Richmond2.00
Jun 4, 1983F0Lubbock2.00
Jul 20, 1983F0Missoula2.00
Sep 3, 1983F0Tangipahoa2.00
Oct 13, 1983F0Fairfax, Fairfax city1.00
Dec 10, 1983F0Harris1.00
Dec 4, 1983F0Jefferson1.00
Feb 5, 1983F0West Baton Rouge1.00
Mar 4, 1983F0Kendall1.00
Apr 27, 1983F0Camden1.00
Apr 29, 1983F0Newton1.00
Apr 7, 1983F0Acadia1.00
May 13, 1983F0Jefferson1.00
May 19, 1983F0Val Verde1.00
May 20, 1983F0Jefferson1.00
May 20, 1983F0Cottle1.00
May 1, 1983F0Page1.00
May 1, 1983F0Page1.00
May 2, 1983F0Crawford1.00
May 3, 1983F0DeWitt1.00
Jun 13, 1983F0Sibley1.00
Jul 18, 1983F0Habersham1.00
Jul 6, 1983F0Collier1.00
Aug 18, 1983F0Harris1.00
Aug 18, 1983F0Harris1.00
Aug 29, 1983F0Monroe1.00
Aug 8, 1983F0Palm Beach1.00
Sep 6, 1983F0Polk1.00
May 20, 1983F0Liberty0.80
Jun 13, 1983F0Sherburne0.80
Mar 3, 1983F0Eastland0.60
Aug 21, 1983F0Barry0.60
Dec 10, 1983F0Harris0.50
Dec 13, 1983F0Galveston0.50
Dec 13, 1983F0Jefferson0.50
Dec 5, 1983F0Tensas0.50
Dec 5, 1983F0Rapides0.50
Feb 10, 1983F0Miami-Dade0.50
Feb 10, 1983F0Broward0.50
Feb 1, 1983F0Santa Rosa0.50
Feb 9, 1983F0Walker0.50
Mar 26, 1983F0Victoria0.50
Mar 26, 1983F0Ozark0.50
Mar 3, 1983F0Gray0.50
Mar 4, 1983F0Montgomery0.50
Mar 5, 1983F0Santa Rosa0.50
Mar 5, 1983F0Okaloosa0.50
Mar 6, 1983F0Crawford0.50
Apr 23, 1983F0Adams0.50
Apr 23, 1983F0Burke0.50
Apr 30, 1983F0Weld0.50
May 12, 1983F0Cottle0.50
May 13, 1983F0Moore0.50
May 16, 1983F0Monroe0.50
May 20, 1983F0Calcasieu0.50
May 21, 1983F0Harris0.50
May 21, 1983F0Austin0.50
May 21, 1983F0Austin0.50
May 21, 1983F0Austin0.50
May 21, 1983F0Austin0.50
May 21, 1983F0Pulaski0.50
May 1, 1983F0Cole0.50
May 5, 1983F0Decatur0.50
Jun 13, 1983F0Waseca0.50
Jun 16, 1983F0Allen0.50
Jun 8, 1983F0Collier0.50
Jul 17, 1983F0Garfield0.50
Jul 21, 1983F0Ulster0.50
Jul 2, 1983F0Emmons0.50
Jul 3, 1983F0Adams0.50
Jul 9, 1983F0McKenzie0.50
Aug 17, 1983F0Galveston0.50
Aug 17, 1983F0Harris0.50
Aug 18, 1983F0Harris0.50
Aug 18, 1983F0Harris0.50
Aug 18, 1983F0Montgomery0.50
Aug 18, 1983F0Wharton0.50
Aug 18, 1983F0Harris0.50
Sep 19, 1983F0Williamson0.50
Sep 20, 1983F0Orange0.50
Sep 27, 1983F0Kleberg0.50
Sep 8, 1983F0Hillsborough0.50
Mar 3, 1983F0Cherokee0.40
May 31, 1983F0Palm Beach0.40
Jun 22, 1983F0Flagler0.40
Jul 18, 1983F0Middlesex0.40
Jul 18, 1983F0Citrus0.40
Oct 13, 1983F0Fauquier0.30
Nov 19, 1983F0Rapides0.30
Nov 22, 1983F0Wagoner0.30
Nov 23, 1983F0Orange0.30
Nov 30, 1983F0Galveston0.30
Nov 30, 1983F0Galveston0.30
Mar 16, 1983F0Brazoria0.30
Mar 26, 1983F0Liberty0.30
Mar 26, 1983F0Brazoria0.30
Mar 26, 1983F0Sharp0.30
Mar 26, 1983F0Sharp0.30
May 13, 1983F0Hall0.30
May 19, 1983F0Martin0.30
May 20, 1983F0Austin0.30
May 20, 1983F0Harris0.30
May 20, 1983F0Harris0.30
May 20, 1983F0Chambers0.30
May 20, 1983F0Jefferson0.30
May 20, 1983F0Jefferson0.30
May 20, 1983F0Chambers0.30
May 20, 1983F0Grimes0.30
May 20, 1983F0Floyd0.30
May 20, 1983F0Harris0.30
May 21, 1983F0Jasper0.30
May 21, 1983F0Waller0.30
May 21, 1983F0Harris0.30
May 21, 1983F0Harris0.30
May 21, 1983F0Harris0.30
May 23, 1983F0Bandera0.30
May 23, 1983F0Bandera0.30
May 23, 1983F0Bandera0.30
May 30, 1983F0Ector0.30
May 31, 1983F0Miami-Dade0.30
May 1, 1983F0Pettis0.30
Jun 10, 1983F0Sherman0.30
Jun 11, 1983F0Gray0.30
Jun 13, 1983F0Ochiltree0.30
Jun 13, 1983F0Martin0.30
Jun 21, 1983F0LaMoure0.30
Jun 22, 1983F0Griggs0.30
Jun 2, 1983F0Kidder0.30
Jun 6, 1983F0Bee0.30
Jun 8, 1983F0Parmer0.30
Jun 8, 1983F0Lamb0.30
Jun 8, 1983F0Lamb0.30
Jun 8, 1983F0Lynn0.30
Jul 15, 1983F0Ramsey0.30
Jul 17, 1983F0Slope0.30
Jul 17, 1983F0Slope0.30
Jul 17, 1983F0Burleigh0.30
Jul 17, 1983F0Grant0.30
Jul 19, 1983F0Broward0.30
Jul 30, 1983F0Cass0.30
Jul 2, 1983F0Ward0.30
Jul 3, 1983F0Bayfield0.30
Jul 3, 1983F0Ashland0.30
Jul 3, 1983F0Trempealeau0.30
Jul 3, 1983F0Juneau0.30
Jul 3, 1983F0Adams0.30
Jul 3, 1983F0Wood0.30
Jul 3, 1983F0Juneau0.30
Jul 3, 1983F0Marquette0.30
Jul 3, 1983F0Marquette0.30
Jul 9, 1983F0McKenzie0.30
Aug 17, 1983F0Harris0.30
Aug 17, 1983F0Galveston0.30
Aug 17, 1983F0Galveston0.30
Aug 17, 1983F0Galveston0.30
Aug 18, 1983F0Harris0.30
Aug 18, 1983F0Harris0.30
Aug 18, 1983F0Brazoria0.30
Aug 18, 1983F0Harris0.30
Aug 18, 1983F0Harris0.30
Aug 18, 1983F0Brazoria0.30
Aug 18, 1983F0Brazoria0.30
Aug 22, 1983F0Bledsoe0.30
Aug 24, 1983F0Kidder0.30
Aug 25, 1983F0Grand Forks0.30
Aug 25, 1983F0Grand Forks0.30
Aug 25, 1983F0Steele0.30
Aug 1, 1983F0San Bernardino0.30
Aug 2, 1983F0Walsh0.30
Sep 30, 1983F0Los Angeles0.30
Feb 2, 1983F0Orange0.20
Mar 1, 1983F0Los Angeles0.20
Apr 27, 1983F0Osage0.20
Apr 27, 1983F0Lincoln0.20
Apr 28, 1983F0Hughes0.20
Apr 1, 1983F0Clark0.20
May 17, 1983F0Rooks0.20
May 17, 1983F0Barber0.20
May 18, 1983F0Washington0.20
May 27, 1983F0Hodgeman0.20
May 27, 1983F0Hodgeman0.20
May 27, 1983F0Saline0.20
May 27, 1983F0Saline0.20
May 27, 1983F0Coffey0.20
May 27, 1983F0Greenwood0.20
May 29, 1983F0Cook0.20
May 30, 1983F0Lea0.20
Jun 13, 1983F0Carver0.20
Jun 21, 1983F0Ziebach0.20
Jun 29, 1983F0McLean0.20
Jun 30, 1983F0St. Louis0.20
Jul 22, 1983F0Union0.20
Jul 22, 1983F0Union0.20
Jul 22, 1983F0Union0.20
Jul 29, 1983F0Curry0.20
Jul 1, 1983F0Turner0.20
Jul 1, 1983F0Scott0.20
Jul 2, 1983F0Clay0.20
Jul 4, 1983F0Howard0.20
Aug 11, 1983F0Clark0.20
Aug 12, 1983F0Garrard0.20
Aug 18, 1983F0Albany0.20
Aug 21, 1983F0Cimarron0.20
Aug 1, 1983F0Middlesex0.20
Aug 5, 1983F0Miami-Dade0.20
Aug 7, 1983F0Brevard0.20
Sep 1, 1983F0Eddy0.20
Sep 3, 1983F0Marion0.20
Oct 3, 1983F0Tulsa0.10
Nov 14, 1983F0Clarke0.10
Mar 21, 1983F0Pamlico0.10
Mar 22, 1983F0Curry0.10
Mar 29, 1983F0Callahan0.10
Mar 29, 1983F0Eastland0.10
Mar 3, 1983F0Placer0.10
Mar 3, 1983F0Upshur0.10
Mar 6, 1983F0Davie0.10
Mar 7, 1983F0Ingham0.10
Mar 8, 1983F0Randolph0.10
Apr 13, 1983F0Grayson0.10
Apr 27, 1983F0Osage0.10
Apr 27, 1983F0Lincoln0.10
Apr 28, 1983F0McIntosh0.10
Apr 29, 1983F0Craig0.10
Apr 1, 1983F0Miller0.10
May 12, 1983F0Kay0.10
May 12, 1983F0Grant0.10
May 12, 1983F0Kay0.10
May 12, 1983F0Garfield0.10
May 13, 1983F0Custer0.10
May 13, 1983F0Harmon0.10
May 13, 1983F0Carter0.10
May 13, 1983F0Kiowa0.10
May 13, 1983F0Kiowa0.10
May 13, 1983F0Jackson0.10
May 13, 1983F0Caddo0.10
May 13, 1983F0Comanche0.10
May 13, 1983F0Cleveland0.10
May 13, 1983F0Pontotoc0.10
May 13, 1983F0Seminole0.10
May 17, 1983F0Major0.10
May 17, 1983F0Blaine0.10
May 18, 1983F0Chariton0.10
May 19, 1983F0Iosco0.10
May 25, 1983F0Ector0.10
May 25, 1983F0Upton0.10
May 27, 1983F0Worth0.10
May 27, 1983F0Ellis0.10
May 1, 1983F0Luce0.10
May 1, 1983F0Louisa0.10
May 1, 1983F0Montgomery0.10
May 2, 1983F0Pike0.10
May 2, 1983F0Desha0.10
May 5, 1983F0Moody0.10
May 5, 1983F0Moody0.10
May 5, 1983F0Moody0.10
Jun 10, 1983F0Saline0.10
Jun 10, 1983F0Cloud0.10
Jun 10, 1983F0Clay0.10
Jun 10, 1983F0Caddo0.10
Jun 10, 1983F0Caddo0.10
Jun 12, 1983F0Charles Mix0.10
Jun 12, 1983F0Decatur0.10
Jun 12, 1983F0Dundy0.10
Jun 12, 1983F0Red Willow0.10
Jun 12, 1983F0Chase0.10
Jun 12, 1983F0Thomas0.10
Jun 12, 1983F0Thomas0.10
Jun 12, 1983F0Thomas0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Douglas0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Beaver0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Roger Mills0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Texas0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Beckham0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Harper0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Emmet0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Washita0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Caddo0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Caddo0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Brown0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Blue Earth0.10
Jun 13, 1983F0Sibley0.10
Jun 15, 1983F0Fond du Lac0.10
Jun 16, 1983F0Fall River0.10
Jun 18, 1983F0Washington0.10
Jun 18, 1983F0Meade0.10
Jun 18, 1983F0Butler0.10
Jun 18, 1983F0Kay0.10
Jun 19, 1983F0Dawes0.10
Jun 21, 1983F0Union0.10
Jun 21, 1983F0Corson0.10
Jun 22, 1983F0Deschutes0.10
Jun 24, 1983F0Upton0.10
Jun 27, 1983F0Wilbarger0.10
Jun 27, 1983F0Cotton0.10
Jun 27, 1983F0Seminole0.10
Jun 27, 1983F0Stephens0.10
Jun 28, 1983F0Grady0.10
Jun 28, 1983F0Garvin0.10
Jun 28, 1983F0Fannin0.10
Jun 29, 1983F0Runnels0.10
Jun 30, 1983F0Ashland0.10
Jun 30, 1983F0Pepin0.10
Jun 30, 1983F0Iron0.10
Jun 1, 1983F0Hamilton0.10
Jun 3, 1983F0Parker0.10
Jun 3, 1983F0Comanche0.10
Jun 3, 1983F0Eastland0.10
Jun 3, 1983F0Parker0.10
Jun 3, 1983F0Tarrant0.10
Jun 3, 1983F0Stephens0.10
Jun 5, 1983F0Jones0.10
Jun 5, 1983F0Jones0.10
Jun 5, 1983F0Taylor0.10
Jun 5, 1983F0Taylor0.10
Jun 5, 1983F0Jones0.10
Jun 7, 1983F0Cheyenne0.10
Jul 19, 1983F0Dodge0.10
Jul 21, 1983F0Washtenaw0.10
Jul 30, 1983F0Muskogee0.10
Jul 31, 1983F0Linn0.10
Jul 2, 1983F0Polk0.10
Jul 3, 1983F0Union0.10
Aug 16, 1983F0Clark0.10
Aug 21, 1983F0Dodge0.10
Aug 21, 1983F0Eureka0.10
Aug 1, 1983F0Franklin0.10
Sep 23, 1983F0Honolulu0.10
Sep 28, 1983F0Republic0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1983
GilCategory 11HI
AliciaCategory 331TX
BarryCategory 12TX
DeanTropical storm17MD, VA

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1983
Oct 28, 19836.9The 1983 Borah Peak Earthquake, Idaho Custer ID6.2
May 2, 19836.7Coalinga, California Fresno CA6.0
Nov 16, 19836.7near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI5.4
Jul 12, 19836.6near Tatitlek, Alaska Chugach AK23.0
Feb 13, 19836.5near Sand Point, Alaska Aleutians East AK29.2
Sep 9, 19835.7near Fern Forest, Hawaii Hawaii HI5.3
May 2, 19835.5near Coalinga, California Fresno CA5.0
Aug 24, 19835.5near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA7.0
Sep 9, 19835.5near Coalinga, California Fresno CA4.3
Oct 29, 19835.5near Clayton, Idaho Custer ID6.2
Jan 6, 19835.4near Mammoth Lakes, California Mono CA2.9
Jul 21, 19835.4near Coalinga, California Fresno CA4.5
Oct 28, 19835.4near Mackay, Idaho Custer ID4.6
Oct 29, 19835.4near Clayton, Idaho Custer ID5.8
Jan 6, 19835.3near Mammoth Lakes, California Mono CA2.3
Jul 3, 19835.3near Aspen Springs, California Mono CA5.4
May 8, 19835.2near Coalinga, California Fresno CA8.0
Aug 29, 19835.2near San Simeon, California Monterey CA6.0
Mar 26, 19835.1near Beatty, Nevada Nye NV0.0
Oct 7, 19835.1Blue Mountain Lake, New York Essex NY7.8
Jul 25, 19835.0near Coalinga, California Fresno CA5.1

Drought

On average 0% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1983. The worst month was September 1983, with 1%.

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.