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1977 tornadoes in Texas

123 tornadoes touched down in Texas in 1977, about the average of the record for the state. They killed 1 people and injured 59.

1976 1978 The whole country in 1977

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

F040 to 72 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F173 to 112 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2113 to 157 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
F3158 to 206 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4207 to 260 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5261 to 318 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Every tornado in Texas in 1977

March 3 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 3	4:30 AM CST	F1	Henderson	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

March 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 11	11:35 AM CST	F2	Harrison	14.9	73			$500 to $5,000

March 27 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 27	4:54 AM CST	F2	Collin	0.1	10			$50,000 to $500,000

April 13 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 13	3:40 PM CST	F1	Comal	0.5	40			$5,000 to $50,000

April 14 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
April 14	10:33 AM CST	F0	Reeves	0.1	10
April 14	12:25 PM CST	F0	Ward	0.1	10
April 14	5:20 PM CST	F2	Travis	41.0	200	$50,000 to $500,000
April 14	7:23 PM CST	F1	Atascosa	1.5	20

April 16 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
April 16	6:25 AM CST	F1	Cameron	0.5	10	$5,000 to $50,000
April 16	6:25 AM CST	F0	Matagorda	0.1	10
April 16	10:30 AM CST	F0	Waller	0.1	10
April 16	5:06 PM CST	F1	Wichita	2.0	77	$5,000 to $50,000

April 18 8 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
April 18	2:55 PM CST	F1	Hunt	0.1	10
April 18	3:00 PM CST	F1	Hunt	0.1	10
April 18	3:05 PM CST	F1	Hunt	0.1	10
April 18	3:10 PM CST	F1	Hunt	0.1	10
April 18	4:00 PM CST	F0	Grayson	0.1	10
April 18	5:00 PM CST	F0	Fannin	0.1	10
April 18	5:10 PM CST	F2	Delta	0.1	10
April 18	7:45 PM CST	F1	Fannin	3.0	10

April 19 13 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 19	12:25 PM CST	F0	Ward	0.1	10
April 19	12:25 PM CST	F3	Ward	4.3	200	18	$500,000 to $5 million
April 19	1:10 PM CST	F0	Ward	0.1	10
April 19	1:50 PM CST	F0	Yoakum	0.1	10
April 19	2:10 PM CST	F0	Ector	0.1	10
April 19	2:45 PM CST	F1	Midland	0.1	10		under $50
April 19	3:30 PM CST	F0	Donley	0.1	10
April 19	3:45 PM CST	F1	Yoakum	0.1	10		under $50
April 19	3:45 PM CST	F1	Yoakum	0.1	10
April 19	4:05 PM CST	F1	Hall	0.5	30		under $50
April 19	4:30 PM CST	F0	Gaines	0.1	10
April 19	6:12 PM CST	F0	Swisher	0.1	10
April 19	10:42 PM CST	F0	Wichita	0.1	10

April 20 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
April 20	12:55 AM CST	F2	Dallas	1.5	77	$5,000 to $50,000
April 20	3:35 PM CST	F2	Callahan	9.7	10
April 20	5:15 PM CST	F0	Coleman	0.1	10

April 21 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 21	2:15 PM CST	F1	Cameron	0.1	13			$50,000 to $500,000

May 2 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
May 2	4:40 PM CDT	F1	Coryell	0.1	10
May 2	5:50 PM CDT	F2	Travis	17.7	10	$500 to $5,000
May 2	7:30 PM CDT	F0	Harris	0.1	10

May 3 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 3	3:30 PM CDT	F1	Crosby	1.0	20			under $50
May 3	8:30 PM CDT	F1	Bailey	0.5	30			under $50

May 5 7 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
May 5	2:50 PM CDT	F1	Hardeman	0.1	10	$500 to $5,000
May 5	2:50 PM CDT	F1	Hardeman	0.1	10
May 5	3:55 PM CDT	F0	Martin	0.1	10
May 5	5:45 PM CDT	F0	Dickens	0.1	10
May 5	6:00 PM CDT	F0	Stonewall	0.1	10
May 5	7:15 PM CDT	F1	Wichita	7.8	10
May 5	7:30 PM CDT	F1	Wichita	6.2	10

May 8 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 8	5:40 PM CDT	F1	Gregg	0.1	10

May 9 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 9	3:00 PM CDT	F1	Hood	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000

May 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 11	2:00 AM CDT	F1	Bandera	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

May 14 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 14	7:01 AM CDT	F1	Dallam	1.0	20			under $50
May 14	3:25 PM CDT	F1	Carson	1.0	20			under $50

May 16 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 16	4:10 PM CDT	F3	Collingsworth	16.7	500			$500 to $5,000
May 16	5:05 PM CDT	F3	Collingsworth	12.1	500			$500 to $5,000

May 17 8 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
May 17	7:10 PM CDT	F2	Hale	0.5	60	$50 to $500
May 17	7:30 PM CDT	F0	Armstrong	0.2	20
May 17	8:00 PM CDT	F1	Hutchinson	1.0	20	under $50
May 17	8:27 PM CDT	F1	Armstrong	6.4	20	under $50
May 17	8:50 PM CDT	F1	Carson	1.0	20	under $50
May 17	9:20 PM CDT	F1	Hale	1.0	20	under $50
May 17	9:40 PM CDT	F1	Armstrong	1.0	20	under $50
May 17	11:10 PM CDT	F0	Gray	0.5	20

May 18 6 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
May 18	7:00 PM CDT	F0	Crosby	1.0	20
May 18	7:00 PM CDT	F0	Crosby	1.0	20
May 18	7:00 PM CDT	F0	Crosby	1.0	20
May 18	7:40 PM CDT	F0	Crosby	0.5	20
May 18	8:25 PM CDT	F1	Dickens	2.0	20	under $50
May 18	10:05 PM CDT	F1	Dickens	0.5	20	under $50

May 20 10 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
May 20	11:10 AM CDT	F1	Terry	2.0	30	under $50
May 20	11:55 AM CDT	F1	Hockley	1.5	50	under $50
May 20	1:09 PM CDT	F1	Hale	1.0	30	under $50
May 20	2:58 PM CDT	F1	Briscoe	2.0	30	under $50
May 20	3:52 PM CDT	F1	Howard	0.5	20	under $50
May 20	4:28 PM CDT	F1	Donley	2.0	30	under $50
May 20	6:14 PM CDT	F0	Wheeler	1.0	20
May 20	7:00 PM CDT	F2	Wilbarger	7.3	10	$500 to $5,000
May 20	10:00 PM CDT	F1	Wichita	0.1	10
May 20	10:10 PM CDT	F1	Taylor	0.1	10

May 22 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
May 22	6:30 PM CDT	F1	Webb	0.1	10	$5,000 to $50,000
May 22	7:23 PM CDT	F1	Lipscomb	2.0	30	under $50
May 22	7:50 PM CDT	F1	Webb	0.1	10	$5,000 to $50,000

May 25 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 25	6:16 PM CDT	F0	Hansford	1.0	20
May 25	8:50 PM CDT	F0	Lamb	1.0	20

May 26 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 26	6:59 PM CDT	F0	Midland	0.5	20

May 29 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 29	8:35 PM CDT	F1	Tom Green	2.0	30			under $50

June 12 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 12	5:45 PM CDT	F0	Johnson	0.1	50
June 12	6:45 PM CDT	F1	Hopkins	0.1	10

June 19 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 19	9:55 PM CDT	F0	Sherman	0.5	30

June 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 30	8:25 PM CDT	F2	Pecos	0.5	30

July 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 14	1:50 PM CDT	F0	Galveston	0.1	10

July 25 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 25	12:01 AM CDT	F0	Sherman	0.5	20

July 27 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 27	4:00 PM CDT	F0	Panola	0.1	10			under $50
July 27	8:30 PM CDT	F2	Hood	0.7	250			$500 to $5,000

July 28 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 28	5:45 PM CDT	F0	Wise	0.1	10

August 2 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 2	5:30 PM CDT	F0	Hansford	0.5	30

August 22 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 22	6:00 PM CDT	F2	Navarro	0.2	10			$5,000 to $50,000
August 22	6:00 PM CDT	F1	Navarro	0.2	10			under $50

August 23 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 23	6:20 PM CDT	F0	Castro	0.3	20

August 24 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 24	1:42 AM CDT	F0	Ward	0.3	20

September 7 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 7	4:40 PM CDT	F1	Collin	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000
September 7	8:45 PM CDT	F1	Bee	0.1	47			$500 to $5,000

September 10 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 10	1:35 PM CDT	F0	Matagorda	0.1	10
September 10	3:50 PM CDT	F1	Concho	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000

September 11 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 11	2:10 PM CDT	F0	Harris	0.1	10
September 11	4:45 PM CDT	F0	Milam	0.1	40			$5,000 to $50,000

September 12 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 12	5:20 PM CDT	F2	Collin	2.5	167			$5,000 to $50,000
September 12	7:29 PM CDT	F0	Wichita	5.1	30			$500 to $5,000

September 13 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 13	1:00 PM CDT	F1	Johnson	0.1	10
September 13	3:10 PM CDT	F1	Bosque	0.1	10

September 15 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 15	1:10 AM CDT	F2	Coryell	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

September 26 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 26	6:10 AM CDT	F0	Henderson	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

November 1 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
November 1	11:11 AM CST	F3	Bowie	5.9	50			$50,000 to $500,000
November 1	12:15 PM CST	F1	Bexar	0.1	33			$50,000 to $500,000

November 8 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
November 8	9:20 AM CST	F1	Wharton	20.5	150	$500 to $5,000
November 8	9:35 AM CST	F1	Waller	5.1	10	$50,000 to $500,000
November 8	9:35 AM CST	F1	Waller	0.1	10	$50 to $500
November 8	10:10 AM CST	F0	Harris	0.1	10

December 13 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
December 13	5:37 AM CST	F1	Wharton	0.5	50		1	$50,000 to $500,000
December 13	8:05 AM CST	F3	Harris	25.1	400	1	40	$5 million to $50 million
December 13	11:40 AM CST	F0	Harris	0.1	10

December 16 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
December 16	7:55 PM CST	F1	Upshur	0.1	10

Nearby

Every tornado in Texas since 1950 Warnings in force in Texas The live radar over Texas

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.