page_title: Tornadoes of 1977
section_title: May 16–21
hierarchical_section_title: Tornadoes of 1977 / May / May 16–21
caption_attribution_description: English: A tornado near Shamrock, Texas on May 16, 1977
context_page_description: This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1977, primarily in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally. Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes.
context_section_description: A very large tornado outbreak moved across Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. This outbreak included one of the strongest tornadoes ever in the Oklahoma Panhandle, a long track F4 tornado which struck the small town of Keyes, Oklahoma and tracked into Baca County, Colorado, where it dissipated. An F2 tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma and moved through Oklahoma City. An F3 touched down very close to the Altus, Oklahoma AFB. A long track F2 tornado touched down near Elkhart, Kansas before continuing striking the eastern fridges of Ulysses, Kansas damaging several farms before tracking into the east side of Garden City, Kansas where more damage was noted before dissipating in northern Finney Countyafter traveling 117 miles though it may have been a tornado family.
caption: A tornado near Shamrock, Texas on May 16, 1977.
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