Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Beaver County, Oklahoma, May 1, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.90, -100.50) to the end point (36.93, -100.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 1, 1977, 3:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Beaver County
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 1, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1977 | F1 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1977 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1977 | F1 | Louisiana | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1977 | F1 | Louisiana | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1977 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1977 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1977 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.