Madison County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Madison County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 19, 1988). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 23 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

5killed · 23 injured

37.5 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F114

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 19, 1988	F3	12 mi	300 yd	18	4
Nov 5, 1988	F2	8 mi	50 yd	3	1
Dec 25, 1969	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 10, 2024	EF1	37.5 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF1	11.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF1	9.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 30, 2020	EF1	5.5 mi	475 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 1983	F1	3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2007	EF1	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 3, 2018	EF1	2.1 mi	279 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2023	EF1	0.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2009	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 10, 2024	EF1	37.5 mi	1,300 yd	0
Apr 27, 2023	EF1	0.6 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 30, 2020	EF1	5.5 mi	475 yd	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF1	9.2 mi	150 yd	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF1	11.7 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 3, 2018	EF1	2.1 mi	279 yd	0
Mar 31, 2009	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 2, 2007	EF1	3 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 12, 2004	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 11, 2001	F1	0.3 mi	100 yd	1
Sep 22, 2000	F0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 19, 1988, F3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Brooks County, GA15 Jefferson County, FL17 Lowndes County, GA22 Hamilton County, FL8 Suwannee County, FL44 Taylor County, FL24 Lafayette County, FL10 Echols County, GA5

Questions

How many tornadoes has Madison County, Florida had?

23 tornadoes touched Madison County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Madison County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 19, 1988, with a 12-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Madison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (5 of 23). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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