The May 18, 1977 tornado
F4Cimarron and Baca counties, Colorado and Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 38.6-mile path. It was one of 25 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 18, 1977
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 38.6 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, May 18, 1977
- 12:50 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.