Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hutchinson County, Texas, May 17, 1977
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.67, -101.42) to the end point (35.67, -101.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1977, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hutchinson County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1977 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F1 | Kansas | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F1 | Michigan | 3.3 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 6.4 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F1 | North Dakota | 8.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F0 | Kansas | 10.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.