Madison County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Madison County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 4, 2003). Tornadoes here killed 21 and injured 299 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

21killed · 299 injured

39 milongest path · 2003

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F115

(E)F24

(E)F34

(E)F43

(E)F50

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
May 4, 2003	F4	39 mi	880 yd	86	11
Jan 17, 1999	F4	16 mi	500 yd	106	6
Feb 5, 2008	EF4	7.6 mi	125 yd	51	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF3	31.1 mi	600 yd	14	3
Mar 14, 1953	F3	24.7 mi	100 yd	3	0
Jan 17, 1999	F3	22 mi	300 yd	2	0
May 4, 2003	F3	21 mi	440 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1988	F2	12 mi	90 yd	1	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF2	0.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1970	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 1975	F1	6.6 mi	440 yd	6	1

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 20, 2025	EF0	1.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF0	1.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	10.9 mi	550 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	8.5 mi	175 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	7.1 mi	250 yd	0	0
Dec 11, 2021	EF1	7.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF1	1.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF3	31.1 mi	600 yd	14	3
Feb 5, 2008	EF4	7.6 mi	125 yd	51	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF2	0.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 2006	F1	3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Oct 19, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 4, 2003, F4, 11 killed.

Nearby counties

Chester County, TN14 Crockett County, TN13 Henderson County, TN24 Haywood County, TN16 Gibson County, TN34 Hardeman County, TN22 Carroll County, TN26 McNairy County, TN21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Madison County, Tennessee had?

35 tornadoes touched Madison County, Tennessee 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 F4 on May 4, 2003, with a 39-mile path and 11 deaths.

When is tornado season in Madison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (7 of 35). 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).