Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Stevens County, Kansas, May 17, 1977
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.3 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.25, -101.28) to the end point (37.38, -101.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1977, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Stevens County, Grant County
- Path
- 10.3 miles long, up to 30 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 | 1 mi | 20 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 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.