Madison Parish tornado history

64 tornadoes touched Madison Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Feb 21, 1971). Tornadoes here killed 57 and injured 702 people.

64tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

57killed · 702 injured

149 milongest path · 2010

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F124

(E)F214

(E)F35

(E)F41

(E)F51

unrated4

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
Feb 21, 1971	F5	109.2 mi	500 yd	510	47
Apr 24, 2010	EF4	149 mi	3,080 yd	146	10
Nov 21, 1992	F3	38 mi	200 yd	11	0
May 18, 1983	F3	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1983	F3	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1983	F3	3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1983	F3	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1975	F2	43.3 mi	77 yd	5	0
Sep 5, 1973	F2	27.8 mi	100 yd	4	0
Jan 9, 1975	F2	18 mi	50 yd	6	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	17.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1996	F2	15 mi	440 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Oct 18, 2025	EF1	4.9 mi	350 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	16.2 mi	280 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	1.8 mi	200 yd
Dec 13, 2022	EF1	11.3 mi	300 yd
Nov 29, 2022	unrated	1.1 mi	10 yd
Nov 29, 2022	unrated	0.4 mi	10 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	17.3 mi	300 yd
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	6.6 mi	100 yd
May 4, 2021	EF1	17.7 mi	600 yd
May 2, 2021	unrated	1.4 mi	25 yd
Nov 26, 2019	unrated	1 mi	25 yd
Apr 13, 2019	EF1	1 mi	840 yd

Deadliest: Feb 21, 1971, F5, 47 killed.

Nearby counties

Warren County, MS67 Tensas Parish, LA29 East Carroll Parish, LA33 Franklin Parish, LA31 Richland Parish, LA40 Issaquena County, MS24 Claiborne County, MS43 West Carroll Parish, LA34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Madison Parish, Louisiana had?

64 tornadoes touched Madison Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Madison Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Feb 21, 1971, with a 109.2-mile path and 47 deaths.

When is tornado season in Madison Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 64). 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).