Oklahoma, 1977

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 1, 1977

May 1, 1977 · NWS ATA · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

10 hail, 1 tornado, 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
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

10 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jackson

When
May 1, 2:35 AM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.630, -99.400

Tornado, Beaver

When
May 1, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Beaver County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
36.900, -100.500

Hail, Washita

When
May 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Washita County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.650, -99.300

Hail, Caddo

When
May 1, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.400, -98.330

Hail, Caddo

When
May 1, 6:24 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.070, -98.220

Hail, Harper

When
May 1, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.970, -99.620

Hail, Caddo

When
May 1, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.930, -98.130

Hail, Roger Mills

When
May 1, 7:28 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.670, -99.600

Hail, Woodward

When
May 1, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Woodward County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.230, -99.170

Hail, Beckham

When
May 1, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -99.420

Hail, Beckham

When
May 1, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.220, -99.870

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10093423, 10093424, 10093425, 10093426, 10093427, 10093428, 10093644, 10093645, 10093646, 10093647, 10093648.