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Madison storm history

Storm events recorded in Madison, Indiana between 1950 and 2025.

627
Total events
32
Tornadoes
146
Hail
67
Floods
1
Deaths
$49.7M
Property damage

Most significant events

Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.

May 14, 1972 · Madison, Indiana
Tornado F4 Tornado1 injury
April 9, 1953 · Madison, Indiana
Tornado F3 Tornado$2.5M damage
June 4, 2011 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind1 death, 3 injuries
A tree was downed on a vehicle in Mounds State Park, on the east side of Anderson, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Four people were in the vehicle with one fatality and three injuries. The deceased was 20-year-old Tiffany Marie Stewart who was killed when the tree fell o…
April 2, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Tornado EF2 Tornado$3.2M damage
This ninth tornado to impact central Indiana was the fourth of five tornadoes spawned within Madison County and Delaware County. This longer tornado tracked from far east-central Madison County to north-central Delaware County. The circulation's track exhibited an overall curled …
September 1, 2003 · Madison, Indiana
Flood Flood$5.0M damage
September 1, 2003 · Madison, Indiana
Flash Flood Flash Flood$2.5M damage
September 20, 2002 · Madison, Indiana
Tornado F2 Tornado2 injuries, $8.0M damage
May 18, 2000 · Madison, Indiana
Hail Hail$15.0M damage
January 22, 1999 · Madison, Indiana
Flood Flood$1.7M damage
March 28, 1954 · Madison, Indiana
Tornado F2 Tornado2 injuries, $2.5M damage
December 14, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures on the morning of the 14th were as low as -7F, with sustained winds around 10-15 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -26F.
December 13, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts ranged from 4.7 to 6.5 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
December 1, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Drought Drought
Precipitation totals of only around 1.6 to 2.1 inches fell across the month of December. This maintained D2 conditions across the central and northern portions of Madison county with no changes to its status through the month. These drought conditions continued into at least Febr…
November 29, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall ranged from 2.0 to 5.2 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
November 1, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Drought Drought
Precipitation totals of only 1.10 to 1.40 inches through the first four weeks of November maintained D2 conditions in Anderson and points north and east, with overall dry conditions continuing and/or expanding/intensifying D2 into January 2026.
October 1, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Drought Drought
Rainfall totals of mainly 2.00 to 2.60 inches through September and nearly all of October allowed D2 conditions to persist over the northern half of Madison County through the month, with D2 expanding southward to include Anderson and east-central areas on October 28th. Subsequen…
September 23, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Drought Drought
Rainfall amounts of only 1 to 1.6 inches over the month of September combined with amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches in August caused Severe Drought intensity to begin on September 23, 2025 in northern Madison County. D2 conditions then continued into October.
August 16, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds produced widespread area of crop damage and minor property damage from near the intersection of County Roads 650 North and 425 East, to near the intersection of County Road 200 North and County Line Road.
June 18, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Hail Hail
Report from mping.
June 18, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Hail Hail
Multiple public reports of hail ranging in size from 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter.
June 18, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Hail Hail
Report from mping.
June 18, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Considerable tree limbs and tree debris from thunderstorm wind gusts in Camp Kikthawenund.
June 18, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees and branches downed by thunderstorm wind gusts in town. Two streets blocked.
June 14, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Flood Flood
Pockets of flooded roads across mostly northern Madison county. Total rainfall was as high as 4 inches.
May 16, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 71 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at this location.
May 16, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An 83 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at this location.
May 16, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 19, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. Interstate 69 was briefly closed near mile marker 222 due to downed lines.
April 2, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An 87 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at this location.
April 2, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large amount of damage to both home and businesses was caused by thunderstorm wind gusts. Many nearby roads impassable due to the amount of storm debris.
April 2, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An 80 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at this location. Numerous trees downed with the largest falling on Highland Court.
April 2, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 79 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at this location.
April 2, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Hail Hail
April 2, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Tornado EF2 Tornado
This sixth tornado to impact central Indiana was the first of five tornadoes spawned within Madison County and Delaware County, and was also the first of three secondary tornadic circulations, over these two counties, to track parallel to and south of the main tornadic circulatio…
April 2, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This seventh tornado to impact central Indiana was the second of five tornadoes spawned within Madison County and Delaware County. This longer track tornado sliced across west-central and central Madison County, from a field just north of Fishersburg to near the community of Pros…
April 2, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Tornado EF0 Tornado
This eighth tornado to impact central Indiana was the third of five tornadoes spawned within Madison County and Delaware County, and the second of three secondary tornadoes to track within these two counties, tracking over east-central Madison County and west-central Delaware Cou…
March 19, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree of unknown size downed by thunderstorm wind gusts over County Road 1100N.
January 21, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures on the morning of the 21st were as low as 0F, with sustained winds around 16 mph...resulting in marginally extreme wind chills as low as -20F. Temperatures earlier in the morning of the 22nd were as low as -2F, with sustained winds around 13...resulting in marginally…
January 5, 2025 · Madison, Indiana
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall ranged from 2.9 to 8.2 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
December 1, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Drought Drought
Severe Drought intensity began on October 29, 2024 across the northern tier of Madison County, with Severe Drought ending over the Frankton and Alexandria communities on November 12, 2024. Severe Drought continued along far northern Madison County into December; while well above …
November 1, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Drought Drought
Severe Drought intensity that had begun on October 29, 2024 across the northern tier of Madison County, continued for this area into early November 2024. One-week precipitation that approached 1.50 inches through November 12, 2024 over the Frankton and Alexandria communities, imp…
October 29, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Drought Drought
Less than 0.25 inches of rainfall since late September caused Severe Drought intensity to begin on October 29, 2024 across the northern tier of Madison County.
September 27, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
High Wind High Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds downed a tree into a house near Country Club Heights. At least 8000 homes were without power during the event.
July 29, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Tornado EF2 Tornado
The tornado began in far eastern Hamilton County as an EF0 before skipping across Indiana Route 13 into Madison County and quickly landing in a field at a cemetery south of Perkinsville in Madison county, causing sporadic tree damage. The tornado crossed the White River, snapping…
July 24, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds damaged a roof and downed a large tree across County Road 400 West at 4813 North.
June 25, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed by thunderstorm winds onto a car with occupants inside.
June 25, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across the county from earlier storms.
April 17, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Hail Hail
March 14, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto State Road 38.
February 16, 2024 · Madison, Indiana
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall ranged from 3.8 to 6.0 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
2025304
2024121
202390
2022111
2021150
2020120
2019141
2018121
2017230
2016100
2015180
201480
2013140
2012110
2011281
2010160
2009130
2008281
2007230
2006280
2005240
2004172
2003250
2002151
2001110
2000160
1999100
1998162
199781
1996140
199560
199470
199360
1992122
199151
1990140
198980
198821
198760
198610
198520
198410
198360
198240
198130
1980202
197920
197850
197731
197631
197520
197450
197321
197211
196411
196110
196011
195842
195510
195411
195311