Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Starke County, Indiana, May 5, 1977
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.30, -86.52) to the end point (41.30, -86.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1977, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Starke County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1977 | F4 | Illinois | 7.3 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Iowa | 14.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Kansas | 1.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 7.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 6.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.