Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Wichita County, Texas, May 5, 1977

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length6.2 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.85, -98.83) to the end point (33.90, -98.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 5, 1977, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Wichita County
Path: 6.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 5, 1977

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 5, 1977	F4	Illinois	7.3 mi	1,000 yd	2
May 5, 1977	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F1	North Carolina	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F1	Iowa	14.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F1	North Carolina	1.5 mi	23 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F1	Kansas	1.9 mi	30 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F1	Texas	7.8 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F1	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1977	F0	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.