Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Terry County, Texas, May 20, 1977

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2 mi

Width30 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.18, -102.58) to the end point (33.18, -102.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 20, 1977, 10:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Terry County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 20, 1977

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 20, 1977	F3	Oklahoma	10.4 mi	880 yd	3
May 20, 1977	F3	Oklahoma	1.5 mi	200 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F3	Oklahoma	9.9 mi	400 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F2	Oklahoma	13.3 mi	1,100 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F2	Oklahoma	7.8 mi	1,760 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F2	Oklahoma	3.6 mi	100 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F2	Texas	7.3 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F2	Oklahoma	14.9 mi	400 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F2	Oklahoma	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Texas	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Texas	1 mi	30 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Texas	2 mi	30 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Texas	2 mi	30 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Oklahoma	5.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Oklahoma	2.5 mi	90 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Oklahoma	4.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Oklahoma	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F1	Oklahoma	2.7 mi	50 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1977	F0	Texas	1 mi	20 yd	0

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