Madison County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Madison County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 21, 1996). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 7 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 7 injured

28.3 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F118

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 21, 1996	F3	15 mi	1,050 yd	6	2
May 5, 1960	F2	13.2 mi	167 yd	1	0
Mar 20, 1962	F2	7.8 mi	417 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2011	EF1	28.3 mi	880 yd	0	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	14.3 mi	900 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2008	EF1	10.7 mi	900 yd	0	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	8.9 mi	500 yd	0	0
Oct 15, 2021	EF1	7.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	6.4 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2016	EF1	6.2 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 25, 2015	EF1	3.9 mi	650 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2014	EF1	3 mi	375 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 19, 2025	EF1	14.3 mi	900 yd
May 19, 2025	EF1	2.4 mi	550 yd
May 26, 2024	EF1	8.9 mi	500 yd
May 7, 2024	EF1	2.8 mi	550 yd
Apr 5, 2023	EF0	2.8 mi	300 yd
Nov 4, 2022	EF0	1.3 mi	150 yd
Oct 15, 2021	EF1	7.8 mi	500 yd
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	6.4 mi	400 yd
Apr 27, 2016	EF1	6.2 mi	500 yd
Mar 25, 2015	EF1	3.9 mi	650 yd
Mar 25, 2015	EF0	1 mi	200 yd
Oct 13, 2014	EF1	3 mi	375 yd

Deadliest: Apr 21, 1996, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Carroll County, AR19 Washington County, AR47 Newton County, AR16 Johnson County, AR39 Franklin County, AR33 Benton County, AR68 Boone County, AR17 Crawford County, AR42

Questions

How many tornadoes has Madison County, Arkansas had?

27 tornadoes touched Madison County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Madison County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 21, 1996, with a 15-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Madison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 27). 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).