Texas, 1977Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 3, 1977
May 3, 1977 · NWS NG · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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
2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Crosby
- When
- May 3, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Crosby County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -101.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Potter
- When
- May 3, 3:03 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -101.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Presidio
- When
- May 3, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Presidio County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.370, -104.020
Tornado, Bailey
- When
- May 3, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bailey County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -102.900
Hail, Lubbock
- When
- May 3, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -101.820
Hail, Collingsworth
- When
- May 3, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -100.220
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 3, 1977$25,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 3, 19771.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 3, 19771.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Louisiana, May 3, 19770.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 3, 197761 kt wind · 1 event
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: 10129397, 10129398, 10129399, 10129400, 10129401, 10129402.