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Oklahoma, 1977

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

192events recorded161 in 1976

1deaths recorded18 injuries

$9.2Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail71

Wind64

Tornado57

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1977 was 192 against 161 in 1976.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1977
Caddo County	12
Garvin County	12
Jackson County	10
Oklahoma County	8
Tillman County	8
Beckham County	7
Garfield County	7
Grady County	7
McCurtain County	7
Washita County	7
Payne County	6
Stephens County	6
Comanche County	5
Custer County	5
Le Flore County	5
Harper County	4
Kiowa County	4
Major County	4
Muskogee County	4
Roger Mills County	4
Canadian County	3
Carter County	3
Cleveland County	3
Dewey County	3
Ellis County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
15 May 1977	Stephens	Tornado	F3	$250,000	1	2
2 Mar 1977	Carter	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	5
23 Feb 1977	McCurtain	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	4
20 May 1977	Jackson	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	3
19 May 1977	Muskogee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
2 Mar 1977	Stephens	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	1
19 May 1977	Garvin	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
20 May 1977	Oklahoma	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
16 May 1977	Beckham	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
16 May 1977	Roger Mills	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Caddo	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Caddo	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Tillman	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Oklahoma	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Logan	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Logan	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Grant	Tornado	—	$250,000	—	—
2 Mar 1977	Custer	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
21 May 1977	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
10 Mar 1977	Cleveland	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
23 Aug 1977	Garfield	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1977	Beckham	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
5 May 1977	Stephens	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 May 1977	Cimarron	Tornado	F4	$25,000	—	—
19 May 1977	Garvin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Major	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Grady	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Kiowa	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Garfield	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
25 Jul 1977	Muskogee	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Logan	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
2 Mar 1977	Grady	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
2 Mar 1977	Grady	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
2 Mar 1977	McClain	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
2 Mar 1977	Carter	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
20 May 1977	Garvin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
19 May 1977	Garvin	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
2 Mar 1977	Dewey	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
21 May 1977	Cleveland	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
19 Apr 1977	Tillman	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1977

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
18 Jan 1977	EM-3020	Emergency	Fire	Urban Fire	1

Flood insurance claims with a 1977 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Oklahoma carry a 1977 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.