Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 2, 1977

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 2, 1977
Start: 1977-03-02T13:24
End: 1977-03-02T18:40
Location: Oklahoma

March 2, 1977 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

9 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 6
Property damage: $628,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

9 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Ellis

When: March 2, 1:24 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.980, -99.820

Tornado, Custer

When: March 2, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.4 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.530, -99.200

Hail, Custer

When: March 2, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -99.180

Tornado, Dewey

When: March 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3.8 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.900, -98.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: March 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 36.380, -97.780

Tornado, Grady

When: March 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.120, -97.670

Tornado, Grady

When: March 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.950, -97.720

Tornado, McClain

When: March 2, 4:32 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3.8 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.100, -97.650

Tornado, Stephens

When: March 2, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Rating: F3
Path length: 4.3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.480, -97.770

Tornado, Carter

When: March 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.100, -97.550

Tornado, Carter

When: March 2, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.320, -97.220

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1977 Every state in 1977 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1977

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10095639, 10095640, 10095641, 10095642, 10095643, 10095644, 10095645, 10095646, 10095647, 10095648, 10095649.