Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Stephens County, Oklahoma, March 2, 1977
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.48, -97.77) to the end point (34.50, -97.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 2, 1977, 5:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Stephens County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 2, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1977 | F2 | Oklahoma | 7.4 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1977 | F2 | Oklahoma | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1977 | F2 | Oklahoma | 8.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1977 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 2, 1977 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1977 | F1 | Oklahoma | 3.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1977 | F1 | Oklahoma | 5.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.