Madison County tornado history

95 tornadoes touched Madison County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 145 and injured 1,239 people.

95tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

145killed · 1,239 injured

132 milongest path · 2011

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F033

(E)F132

(E)F219

(E)F35

(E)F42

(E)F53

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By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 27, 2011	EF5	132 mi	2,200 yd	145	72
Apr 3, 1974	F5	52 mi	500 yd	267	28
Apr 3, 1974	F5	83.3 mi	500 yd	190	16
Nov 15, 1989	F4	18.5 mi	880 yd	463	21
May 18, 1995	F4	39 mi	1,300 yd	55	1
Apr 3, 1974	F3	46.5 mi	700 yd	7	2
Apr 1, 2023	EF3	12 mi	215 yd	5	1
Apr 1, 1974	F3	8.4 mi	800 yd	6	1
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	34 mi	250 yd	0	0
Nov 27, 1973	F3	14.1 mi	200 yd	42	0
Dec 18, 1967	F2	22.9 mi	300 yd	27	2
Mar 11, 1963	F2	47.2 mi	10 yd	3	1

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 27, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
May 20, 2025	EF2	13.2 mi	125 yd
May 20, 2025	EF1	8.7 mi	280 yd
May 20, 2025	EF2	7.3 mi	400 yd
May 9, 2024	EF1	13.7 mi	215 yd
May 9, 2024	EF1	6.1 mi	300 yd
May 8, 2024	EF0	1.7 mi	95 yd
May 8, 2024	EF2	9.5 mi	550 yd
May 8, 2024	EF0	3.5 mi	145 yd
May 8, 2024	EF1	4.3 mi	200 yd
Jul 21, 2023	EF1	7.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 18, 2023	EF0	2.4 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF5, 72 killed.

Nearby counties

Limestone County, AL80 Lincoln County, TN44 Morgan County, AL54 Jackson County, AL63 Marshall County, AL74 Franklin County, TN37 Moore County, TN14 Giles County, TN22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Madison County, Alabama had?

95 tornadoes touched Madison County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Madison County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 132-mile path and 72 deaths.

When is tornado season in Madison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (28 of 95). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).