Madison County tornado history

9 tornadoes touched Madison County, New York between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Jul 8, 2014). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 2 people.

9tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
5killed · 2 injured
5.3 milongest path · 2009
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F04
(E)F12
(E)F23
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 8, 2014EF22.5 mi235 yd04
May 16, 2009EF25.3 mi150 yd10
Sep 18, 1977F22 mi60 yd10
Jul 16, 2024EF11.4 mi100 yd01
Aug 22, 2017EF10.1 mi30 yd00
Nov 16, 1989F01.7 mi100 yd00
Aug 7, 2023EF01.5 mi175 yd00
Aug 22, 2017EF00.4 mi150 yd00
Jul 29, 1993F00.3 mi23 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 16, 2024EF11.4 mi100 yd01
Aug 7, 2023EF01.5 mi175 yd00
Aug 22, 2017EF10.1 mi30 yd00
Aug 22, 2017EF00.4 mi150 yd00
Jul 8, 2014EF22.5 mi235 yd04
May 16, 2009EF25.3 mi150 yd10
Jul 29, 1993F00.3 mi23 yd00
Nov 16, 1989F01.7 mi100 yd00
Sep 18, 1977F22 mi60 yd10

Deadliest: Jul 8, 2014, EF2, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Oneida County, NY33Onondaga County, NY10Chenango County, NY17Cortland County, NY6Otsego County, NY13Cayuga County, NY5Oswego County, NY14Tompkins County, NY9

Questions

How many tornadoes has Madison County, New York had?

9 tornadoes touched Madison County, New York between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Madison County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Jul 8, 2014, with a 2.5-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Madison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (3 of 9). 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).