Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Beckham County, Oklahoma, May 16, 1977

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length18.2 mi

Width1,320 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.33, -99.87) to the end point (35.45, -99.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 16, 1977, 5:24 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Beckham County, Roger Mills County
Path: 18.2 miles long, up to 1,320 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 16, 1977

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 16, 1977	F3	Texas	16.7 mi	500 yd
May 16, 1977	F3	Texas	12.1 mi	500 yd
May 16, 1977	F3	Oklahoma	6.5 mi	800 yd
May 16, 1977	F3	Nebraska	47.3 mi	50 yd
May 16, 1977	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 16, 1977	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 16, 1977	F0	Missouri	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 16, 1977	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 16, 1977	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 16, 1977	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 16, 1977	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 16, 1977	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	30 yd

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