Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Stephens County, Oklahoma, May 15, 1977

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries2

Length0.8 mi

Width180 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.45, -97.63) to the end point (34.45, -97.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 15, 1977, 6:38 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Stephens County
Path: 0.8 miles long, up to 180 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 15, 1977

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 15, 1977	F1	North Dakota	1.3 mi	10 yd
May 15, 1977	F0	Oklahoma	1 mi	33 yd
May 15, 1977	F0	Oklahoma	1 mi	33 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Stephens County
Garvin County
Grady County
Cleveland County

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