Madison Parish, Louisiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1960 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
65
Tornado reports
88
Hail reports
25
Floods since 1996
403
All events
12
Deaths
$60.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Madison Parish
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 65 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
The start of the long-track violent tornado began around 6 miles west of Tallulah, just to the south of I-20. This tornado did not waste any time becoming strong and quite wide as it downed a few high tension truss towers on the south end of I-20. As the tornado crossed the inter…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Strong wind gusts 43 knots (50 mph) occurred just ahead of an approaching squall line. These winds were responsible for downing a tree which fell on a house. This fallen tree resulted in one fatality to the woman that owned the home.
Flooding along the Mississippi River caused extensive flooding of low lying farmland around the river. All of the flood waters were within the mainline levee. A grainery was damaged due to the flood waters, and approximately 70 camps were damaged or destroyed.
Heavy rainfall fell across all of Madison Parish as persistent rain bands continued to impact the area from weakening Hurricane Gustav. Rainfall amounts between 7 and 13 inches fell across the parish, mostly during the evening of the 2nd and early morning of the 3rd. Numerous roa…
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Madison Parish decreased from D1 (Moderate Drought) to D0 (Abnormally Dry) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Madison Parish intensified from D2 (Severe Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills across the parish fell as low as -5 degrees during the early morning of January 26th.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Freezing rain was observed across the parish with trace amounts of sleet mixing in concurrent with thunder. Trees and powerlines were brought down across the parish, and roads were hazardous. The highest freezing rain accumulations were estimated at 0.75 inches mainly across the …
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado touched down just south of the Hunters Bend area and moved northeast through the community. Several large trees were blown down across power lines and Hunters Bend Road near the start, with continued tree damage through the forest areas to the northeast. Trees wer…
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Video showed a funnel cloud east of Tallulah. There was no known damage.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Meteorology student estimated the wind gust.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado began near LA Highway 577 north of Waverly and tracked northeast, where it damaged the roof of a house on Highway 577 and snapped several trees. It also peeled tin off the roof of an outbuilding and spread debris into the field northeastward along the path. The torna…
Hail Hail
Hail as large as 1.75 inches fell across the area.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This brief tornado crossed I-20 and US 80 between Waverly and Tendal, snapping and uprooting trees along the path.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several hangar doors were blown in at the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport, which caused damage to at least one aircraft parked inside. Some of the roofing tin was blown out and downwind. At US Highway 80 and VTR Airport Road, tree branches were blown down, and the roof of a b…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down around Tallulah, and a gas station awning was blown off.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were blown down near US Highway 80.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Measured wind gusts at the Tallulah Airport.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Madison Parish remained to D4 (Exceptional Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Madison Parish intensified from D3 (Extreme Drought) to D4 (Exceptional Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Madison Parish intensified from D2 (Severe Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A line of severe thunderstorms blew down multiple trees across the parish inclugind one which fell onto a house in Tallulah.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Widespread trees and power lines were blown down in a swath across southern portions of the parish including some which fell onto LA Highway 577 and one which fell onto a home in Delta. A peak wind gust of 60 mph was measured at the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport ASOS site K…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Widespread trees and power lines were blown down in a swath across northern portions of the parish including some which fell onto US Highway 80 and some in and around Tallulah. A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured by a private weather station at the Tallulah Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power line downed west of Tallulah.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power line downed off of Highway 80.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail reported.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado began along LA Highway 610 in eastern Franklin Parish where it snapped sporadic trees and downed a utility pole. It reached its peak intensity as it crossed into southwestern Madison Parish where it snapped several more trees. On Parker Rd, a home was shifted on its …
Tornado EFU Tornado
A storm chaser observed and filmed a tornado near the Tensas River and in the vicinity of the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge. The video was relayed via Twitter. A follow-up NWS survey was unable to find conclusive evidence of damage along accessible roadways in the area, s…
Tornado EFU Tornado
A storm chaser observed and photographed a tornado northwest Mound, LA. Pictures were relayed via Twitter. A follow-up NWS survey was unable to find conclusive evidence of damage along accessible roadways in the area, so the exact location and intensity of this tornado is unknown…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down west of Tallulah along US Highway 80. Another tree fell onto a car in the 600 block of Poplar Street in the city of Tallulah.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees and power lines were blown down near Waverly.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A power pole was blown down, and a tractor shed was damaged near Tallulah.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down along Louisiana Highway 577.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
This tornado started on the south side of Tallulah near Mississippi Street and Clinton Street and tracked northeast. Initial damage was a combination of downed or damaged trees along with several homes having minor to moderate roof damage from shingle loss. One home had a large t…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado started on the south side of Tallulah near Mississippi Street and Clinton Street and tracked northeast. Initial damage was a combination of downed or damaged trees along with several homes having minor to moderate roof damage from shingle loss. One home had a large t…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down across State Route 603.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down across Highway 80.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado began near Thomastown Rd in eastern Madison Parish where a few trees were downed then continued across the Louisiana levee of the Mississippi River. To the east of the levee several trees were snapped along a tree line. As the tornado continued eastward, the path bec…
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Tree limbs were blown down around Tallulah.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The roof was partially removed from an old tin building.
Drought Drought
The U.S. Drought Monitor indicated Severe Drought (D2) conditions across Madison Parish during the month of December. Rainfall across the parish was generally less than 50 percent of normal, and temperatures averaged around 10 degrees above normal through the month. The combinati…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Some trees were blown down in Walnut Bayou community.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado developed southeast of Tallulah and south of I-20 over open fields and quickly reached EF-1 intensity as it overturned an irrigation pivot south of LA Highway 602. It continued east southeastward snapping several tree limbs and small trees and damaging multiple outbu…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 1 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 1 |
| 1995 | 6 | 2 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 6 |
| 1991 | 9 | 1 |
| 1990 | 20 | 7 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 2 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 5 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 3 |
| 1974 | 5 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1971 | 3 | 3 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
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