Madison storm history
Storm events recorded in Madison, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025.
885
Total events
77
Tornadoes
160
Hail
112
Floods
15
Deaths
$379.0M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
A violent tornado touched down about six miles west-southwest of the city of Madison. The touchdown point of the tornado was just south of the Fairfield subdivision, which is a large, well built subdivision of mostly brick homes. Numerous houses were seriously damaged or destroye…
The tornado began at 0310 five miles west-southwest of Flora and traveled in an easterly direction and lifted five miles southwest of Canton at around 0330. Three mobile homes were totally destroyed. A two story house was almost totally destroyed and two of the occupants were inj…
Several trees and power lines were blown down. One downed power line started a brush fire, and a man was electrocuted by the downed lines. A peak wind gust of 52 mph was measured at the Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers Airport ASOS site KJAN at 2:39 PM.
A line of severe thunderstorms blew down numerous trees in a swath across southern and central portions of Madison County including the Gluckstadt, Madison, and Canton areas. Some of these trees fell into power lines and downed power poles. A large tree was blown onto the carport…
The gust front associated with a severe thunderstorm produced widespread damage across southern Madison County. In Flora, the steeple was blown off the Jones Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, and a woman was injured and hospitalized when a tree fell onto her home and caused eight…
Significant straight line winds moved across southern Madison County. Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down with some trees down on vehicles. Ten to fifteen homes suffered minor to major damage in the Densmore Subdivision. Wind gusts were estimated between 80 and…
Lightning struck a 13,000 sq ft mansion just NW of Madison, on Bozeman Road, and caused a fire which burned the home to the ground.
Baseball to golfball sized hail broke windows and caused major roof damage to numerous homes.
Continued heavy rains dumped 7 to 12 inches of rain over a large portion of Madison county. This extremely heavy rain flooded numerous streets and roads. Numerous businesses, apartment complexes and homes sustained significant flood damage.
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Two trees were blown down and blocked MS Highway 43 near the intersection with MS Highway 17.
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Power lines were blown down, and trees were blown down on the north and northeast sides of Canton.
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A utility wire was blown down along Rice Road.
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A large pine tree was blown down on a power line north of the intersection of Robinson Springs Road and Pocahontas Road.
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A tree was blown down on MS Highway 43.
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A tree was blown down on Barnes road.
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A tree was blown down.
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Several trees were blown down.
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A tree was downed on Highway-16E along with other trees across the central part of the county.
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A tree was blown down across Robinson Road near MS Highway 16.
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Trees and power lines were blown down in a line across northern Madison County into Leake County.
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A power line was blown down.
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A tree was blown down near the intersection of Hwy 51 and the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail reported near Pickens.
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A tree was blown down on Loring Road and blocked both lanes of traffic.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Sleet totaling around 0.1 inches resulted in slick road conditions.
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A tree was blown down and fell through a house along Harbor Road.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado started near Farr Road and snapped and uprooted softwood trees. It intensified as it moved towards Coxs Ferry Road. There, it produced a concentrated corridor of extensive tree damage, including snapped softwood trees and several large uproots. It encountered a barn,…
High Wind High Wind
A tree was blown down onto a house on Twin Harbor Place, which resulted in 2 injuries.
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A line of severe thunderstorms blew down scattered trees in the area between Flora and Madison including several which fell onto roadways.
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Trees were blown down in the Farmhaven area including some which blocked the road near Miggins Road and Pat Luckett Rd.
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Several trees were blown down across the road near the MS Highway 17 and Sulphur Springs Road area.
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A couple of trees were blown down including one on Yandell Rd and another on Highway 43.
Hail Hail
Hail up to the size of ping pong balls fell near Whisper Lake.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF-0 tornado touched down near the northwestern side of the Mannsdale Upper Elementary campus and then moved northeast and produced intermittent, mostly tree damage in a path that crossed MS Highway 463, Mannsdale Road, and then residential areas along Livingston Drive. The ma…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Straight line winds not associated with a nearby tornado blew down several trees around the Lake Caroline and Stribling Road areas. One tree fell onto a house in the Ashbrooke subdivision.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
There was flash flooding near the intersection of Stout Road and Lakeshire Circle.
Flood Flood
After earlier flash flooding, floodwaters remained pooled for several hours at the intersection of Stout Road and Lakeshire Circle.
Flood Flood
A portion of MS Highway 43 was flooded at Honeysucker Road.
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Several trees were blown down in the Flora and Kearney Park areas including one which fell onto a car in Flora.
Hail Hail
Hail up to the size of quarters fell.
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Several trees were blown down along Bozeman Road, and one was blown down in the Providence subdivision.
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Trees and fences were blown down in numerous locations around Gluckstadt including on Clarkdell Road and Stout Rd.
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A power line was blown down and blocked part of US Highway 51, and several trees were blown down along Rice Road.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 3 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 |
| 2022 | 51 | 9 |
| 2021 | 21 | 2 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1 |
| 2019 | 35 | 1 |
| 2018 | 46 | 3 |
| 2017 | 25 | 3 |
| 2016 | 30 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1 |
| 2014 | 22 | 2 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 23 | 0 |
| 2011 | 36 | 1 |
| 2010 | 37 | 1 |
| 2009 | 25 | 4 |
| 2008 | 48 | 3 |
| 2007 | 20 | 0 |
| 2006 | 23 | 0 |
| 2005 | 38 | 2 |
| 2004 | 14 | 1 |
| 2003 | 45 | 3 |
| 2002 | 22 | 1 |
| 2001 | 16 | 2 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 3 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 2 |
| 1989 | 8 | 2 |
| 1988 | 14 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 1 |
| 1980 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 | 7 | 5 |
| 1975 | 5 | 1 |
| 1974 | 5 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |