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Madison County, North Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1974 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
7
Tornado reports
75
Hail reports
44
Floods since 1996
651
All events
7
Deaths
$56.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Madison County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 7 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.
Stream gauges indicated devastating flash flooding developed along the French Broad River and some of its tributaries, including Ivy River in Madison County during the morning. A stream gauge on the French Broad at Marshall exceeded major flood stage during this time, with water …
A section of Petersburg Road was covered with 6 feet of water near Petersburg. Several roads were flooded in and around Marshall. Mudslides also developed, one of which caused a tree to fall onto a vehicle in Grapevine, crushing the vehicle, and killing a 63-year-old woman, and i…
Tens of thousands of trees were blown down, with dozens of trees down on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Frequent gusts up to 60 mph occurred, with occasional gusts of 70-80 mph on exposed high elevation ridgetops.
Although heavy rain ended across Madison County by early afternoon, flooding continued to steadily worsen along the French Broad River and some tributaries throughout the afternoon and evening. The river crested at 20 feet in Marshall, and just over 20 feet at Hot Springs, which …
Numerous roads were reportedly closed across the county due to flooding, including Highway 70/25. Some roads were heavily damaged by flooding and landslides.
The most severe of the recent flash floods to affect Madison County during the summer season developed rapidly Saturday morning. Flooding was swift and extensive, destroying highway bridges, private bridges and sweeping away structures and causing a large amount of property and c…
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A brief, weak tornado with touched down just south of Mars Hill between Interstate-26 and South Main St. It traveled for about half a mile, uprooting several trees and snapping branches before lifting near Bold Springs Dr.
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A weak tornado touched down several miles east of Mars Hill, uprooting and snapping numerous trees. A path of damage was evident for a little over two miles along Paint Fork Road before disappearing into the higher terrain approaching Chestnut Mountain, just past Metcalf Creek Lo…
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NWS storm survey and emergency manager reported a few trees blow down due to downburst winds across the southeast corner of Madison County from Holcombe Branch Rd to Metcalf Creek Loop.
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Utility company reported power lines blown down and leading to outages along Culvin Creek Rd.
Hail Hail
CoCoRahs observer reported pea-to-half-dollar size hail in the Canto community.
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Hail Hail
Public measured ping-pong ball sized hail near the intersection of Meadows Town Rd and Sandy Mush Rd.
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NWS storm survey found downburst damage in the area centered around Graham Rd near the Buncombe County line. Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down in this area.
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County comms reported one tree blown down in the Marshall area and another down closer to Mars Hill.
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County comms reported trees blown down and blocking multiple roads in Marshall and vicinity.
Hail Hail
Spotter reported nickel to quarter size hail between Marshall and Hot Springs.
Hail Hail
County comms relayed a report of quarter size hail in Marshall.
Hail Hail
Public reported golf ball size hail in the Mars Hill area. Retired meteorologist reported quarter size hail on Meadow Creek Dr southeast of Mars Hill.
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County comms reported numerous trees blown down across Madison County.
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County comms reported numerous trees blown down throughout Madison County, from Hot Springs and Spring Creek, across Marshall and Mars Hill.
Hail Hail
Public reported nickel to quarter size hail in Marshall.
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County comms reported a few trees blown down about halfway between Marshall and Hot Springs.
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County comms reported multiple power lines blown down in the Spring Creek community.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 19 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 1 |
| 2010 | 27 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | 0 |
| 2006 | 23 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32 | 0 |
| 2003 | 40 | 0 |
| 2002 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 1 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 3 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
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