Madison County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Madison County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Mar 5, 2022). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 10 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

6killed · 10 injured

116 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F113

(E)F23

(E)F32

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated4

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
Mar 5, 2022	EF4	70.6 mi	900 yd	5	6
Apr 8, 1999	F4	56 mi	1,250 yd	1	0
Apr 11, 2001	F3	76.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 1979	F3	57 mi	500 yd	4	0
Jun 7, 1953	F2	116 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF2	13.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 2011	EF2	10 mi	1,410 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1976	F1	35.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 1972	F1	19.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1976	F1	14.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 2015	EF1	10.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF1	7.6 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 25, 2024	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2024	unrated	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 21, 2024	EF0	4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF2	13.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	unrated	0.6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	unrated	1.4 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF0	3.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF4	70.6 mi	900 yd	5	6
May 20, 2021	unrated	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 2019	EF1	1.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF1	7.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 2015	EF0	5.7 mi	70 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 5, 2022, EF4, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Warren County, IA49 Clarke County, IA20 Adair County, IA34 Union County, IA42 Dallas County, IA60 Polk County, IA70 Guthrie County, IA33 Lucas County, IA13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Madison County, Iowa had?

38 tornadoes touched Madison County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Madison County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Mar 5, 2022, with a 70.6-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Madison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 38). 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).