Madison County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Madison County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 14, 2025). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 14 people.

37tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
3killed · 14 injured
47.4 milongest path · 2011
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F07
(E)F118
(E)F29
(E)F33
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 14, 2025EF329.9 mi1,525 yd23
May 25, 2011EF347.4 mi1,200 yd20
Oct 24, 2021EF318.8 mi880 yd10
Mar 11, 2006F235.5 mi450 yd00
Feb 29, 2012EF231.9 mi800 yd10
Apr 21, 1972F226 mi50 yd40
Sep 22, 2006F225 mi880 yd10
May 7, 1973F214.6 mi100 yd00
Apr 3, 1968F212.8 mi500 yd00
Dec 2, 1982F212 mi50 yd00
Apr 24, 2002F29 mi800 yd30
May 26, 1973F23 mi200 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 14, 2025EF329.9 mi1,525 yd23
May 26, 2024EF018.2 mi167 yd00
May 26, 2024EF15.3 mi250 yd00
May 8, 2024EF114.1 mi150 yd00
May 8, 2024EF112 mi150 yd00
May 8, 2024EF04.3 mi334 yd00
Oct 24, 2021EF110.2 mi250 yd00
Oct 24, 2021EF318.8 mi880 yd10
Mar 24, 2019EF14.2 mi250 yd00
Feb 28, 2017EF04.4 mi50 yd00
Feb 29, 2012EF231.9 mi800 yd10
May 25, 2011EF347.4 mi1,200 yd20

Deadliest: Mar 14, 2025, EF3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Bollinger County, MO32Iron County, MO26St. Francois County, MO25Wayne County, MO27Ste. Genevieve County, MO12Perry County, MO27Reynolds County, MO25Cape Girardeau County, MO52

Questions

How many tornadoes has Madison County, Missouri had?

37 tornadoes touched Madison County, Missouri 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 EF3 on Mar 14, 2025, with a 29.9-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Madison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 37). 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).