Madison County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
67
Tornado reports
324
Hail reports
41
Floods since 1996
1,009
All events
21
Deaths
$99.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Madison County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 67 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F4 Tornado
The tornado began on the south side of I-270 around three-quarters of a mile west of the I-270/I-255 interchange at 8:27 PM CST. Damage in this area consisted of several downed highway signs and a bent light pole. The tornado moved northeast and intensified rapidly after crossing…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
The tornado crossed the Mississippi River from St. Louis County Missouri into Madison County Illinois, about 1.1 miles northwest of the intersection of Illinois Routes 3 and 203. It blew down several trees once it made landfall. As it traveled to the east northeast, it took about…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Two heat related deaths were reported in Madison County. One in Collinsville and one in Troy.
There was one confirmed death in Madison County during the Heat Wave. A 61 year old Glen Carbon woman was found dead in her mobile home on June 23. The air conditioner in the home was not working.
A 58 year-old man from Godfrey, Illinois was found dead in his home. He has not been seen for several days. Hypothermia was the suspected cause of death as the temperature in the home was 35 degrees at the time he was found. High temperatures during the week were in the middle te…
Dense fog formed over Madison county just after midnight, reducing visibilities to near zero at many locations. Around 1020 am, a three car accident occurred in the Troy area. Three of the four occupants sustained minor injuries fromt the accident. Another major accident occurred…
The Mississippi River at Alton, IL remained at it's highest levels between the evening of June 2nd and the evening of June 12th. America's Central Port in Granite City sustained at least $11.25 million in damage from the river flooding. Overall, Madison County sustained at least …
The 6th and last tornado spawned by the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that moved across the NWS St. Louis, County Warning Area, formed on the east side of Granite City and moved east into south Pontoon Beach. The tornado first damaged an apartment complex near Worthen Park. Two b…
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Tornado EF0 Tornado
A very brief tornado touched down IL just east of Illinois Route 4 and just north of Lower Marine Road where it collapsed the overhead doors of a metal building and caused minor roof damage to a double wide manufactured home. The tornado lifted shortly after.
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Thunderstorm winds damaged a shed near Marine.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 3 |
| 2025 | 37 | 3 |
| 2024 | 15 | 4 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 1 |
| 2013 | 24 | 1 |
| 2012 | 37 | 1 |
| 2011 | 56 | 6 |
| 2010 | 27 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | 0 |
| 2008 | 47 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | 1 |
| 2006 | 54 | 6 |
| 2005 | 33 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30 | 3 |
| 2003 | 31 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 2 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 2 |
| 1998 | 40 | 3 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 1 |
| 1983 | 5 | 1 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 2 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 4 | 1 |
| 1973 | 4 | 2 |
| 1972 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 2 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 4 | 4 |
| 1959 | 2 | 2 |
| 1958 | 5 | 3 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 3 | 3 |
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