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Tornadoes in Madison Parish, Louisiana

64 tornadoes have crossed Madison Parish since 1950, 13th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 57 people and injured 702. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and above, 1 at the top of the scale.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
64
Deaths
57
Injuries
702
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F5, February 21, 1971

The deadliest in Madison Parish

  1. F5 Inverness tornado, Louisiana and MississippiFebruary 21, 197147 killed, 510 injured
  2. EF4 Yazoo City tornado, MississippiApril 24, 201010 killed, 146 injured

The strongest

  1. F5 Inverness tornado, Louisiana and MississippiFebruary 21, 1971F5, 109.2 mi (176 km)
  2. EF4 Yazoo City tornado, MississippiApril 24, 2010EF4, 149.0 mi (240 km)
  3. F3, Catahoula, Tensas and Madison parishes, LouisianaNovember 21, 1992F3, 38.0 mi (61 km)
  4. F3, Madison Parish, LouisianaMay 18, 1983F3, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  5. F3, Madison and East Carroll parishes, LouisianaApril 1, 1983F3, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  6. F3, Madison Parish, LouisianaApril 1, 1983F3, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  7. F3, Madison Parish, LouisianaNovember 19, 1983F3, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  8. F2, Franklin and Madison parishes, LouisianaApril 30, 1975F2, 43.3 mi (70 km)
  9. F2, Madison and East Carroll parishes, LouisianaSeptember 5, 1973F2, 27.8 mi (45 km)
  10. F2, Madison and East Carroll parishes, LouisianaJanuary 9, 1975F2, 18.0 mi (29 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 27 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Madison Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20242EF1
20225EF2
20212EF1
20194EF1
20182EF1
20172EF1
20131EF0
2010110146EF4
20091EF1
20053F1
20012F0
19991F1
199611F2
19952F1
1992611F3
199111F1
199077F2
198822F1
19861F0
19835F3
19821F2
19811F2
1975311F2
197423F1
197328F2
1971347512F5

Every tornado that crossed Madison Parish

64 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 18, 20257:45 PM CDTEF1Madison Parish4.9350$130,000
December 28, 20244:28 PM CSTEF1Madison Parish1.8200$5,000
December 28, 20244:16 PM CSTEF1Madison Parish16.2280$250,000
December 13, 202210:19 PM CSTEF1Franklin Parish11.3300$270,000
November 29, 20227:32 PM CSTUnratedMadison Parish0.410
November 29, 20227:06 PM CSTUnratedMadison Parish1.110
March 30, 20222:51 PM CDTEF2Madison Parish to MS17.3300$270,000
March 22, 202211:23 AM CDTEF1Madison Parish to MS6.6100$5,000
May 4, 20211:59 PM CDTEF1Madison Parish to MS17.7600$255,000
May 2, 20214:57 PM CDTUnratedMadison Parish1.425
November 26, 20196:46 PM CSTUnratedMadison Parish1.025
April 13, 20197:09 PM CDTEF0Madison Parish4.450$5,000
April 13, 20194:44 PM CDTEF0Madison Parish2.850
April 13, 20194:35 PM CDTEF1Madison Parish1.0840$15,000
April 6, 20186:05 PM CDTEF0Madison Parish1.125
March 5, 20186:07 PM CSTEF1Madison Parish1.8120$50,000
April 30, 20177:13 AM CDTEF1Warren to MS9.2440$100,000
April 2, 20175:41 PM CDTEF0Tensas Parish1.4100$2,000
April 18, 20135:23 PM CDTEF0Madison Parish0.450
April 24, 201011:09 AM CDTEF4Yazoo City tornado149.03,08010146$386 million
April 10, 20091:27 AM CDTEF1Richland Parish4.4100$10,000
September 25, 20051:43 AM CDTF0Madison Parish4.075$30,000
March 13, 20055:44 PM CSTF0Madison Parish1.050$20,000
March 13, 20055:26 PM CSTF1Madison Parish1.550$50,000
November 24, 20016:10 AM CSTF0Madison Parish0.550$1,000
October 11, 20011:25 PM CDTF0Warren to MS0.730$10,000
January 21, 199910:30 PM CSTF1Madison Parish to MS16.050$210,000
April 22, 19964:25 PM CDTF2Madison Parish15.04401$500,000
April 20, 19955:50 PM CDTF0Madison Parish1.050
March 7, 19953:45 AM CSTF1Madison Parish0.523
November 21, 19929:55 PM CSTF3Catahoula Parish38.020011$500,000 to $5 million
August 26, 19928:04 PM CDTF1Madison Parish1.540$5,000 to $50,000
August 26, 19928:00 PM CDTF0Madison Parish0.520
August 26, 19928:00 PM CDTF1Madison Parish1.540$5,000 to $50,000
August 26, 19927:10 PM CDTF0Madison Parish0.520
March 22, 19925:55 PM CSTF0Madison Parish0.120
November 19, 19917:40 PM CSTF1Madison Parish1.02001$50,000 to $500,000
December 21, 19905:20 PM CSTF2Madison Parish5.0250$5,000 to $50,000
December 21, 19904:40 PM CSTF1Madison Parish10.0150$500 to $5,000
December 21, 19904:10 PM CSTF2Madison Parish5.01004$5,000 to $50,000
December 21, 19902:40 PM CSTF1Madison Parish5.0100$500 to $5,000
December 21, 19902:37 PM CSTF2Madison Parish5.03003$50,000 to $500,000
December 21, 19902:30 PM CSTF1Madison Parish0.573$50 to $500
December 21, 19902:30 PM CSTF1Madison Parish5.0150$500 to $5,000
November 26, 198811:39 AM CSTF1Madison Parish0.2102$5,000 to $50,000
November 3, 19883:10 PM CSTF1Madison Parish0.210
May 18, 198611:05 AM CDTF0Madison Parish0.113
November 19, 19835:00 PM CSTF3Madison Parish0.5100$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 19839:40 PM CDTF3Madison Parish5.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 19837:00 PM CDTF2Madison Parish0.150$50,000 to $500,000
April 1, 19835:45 PM CSTF3Madison Parish4.0150$500,000 to $5 million
April 1, 19835:25 PM CSTF3Madison Parish3.0150$500,000 to $5 million
April 19, 19825:00 PM CSTF2Madison Parish5.0100$50,000 to $500,000
June 10, 19818:00 PM CDTF2Madison Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
June 10, 19757:25 AM CDTF2Madison Parish4.133$5,000 to $50,000
April 30, 19751:05 AM CDTF2Franklin Parish43.3775$5,000 to $50,000
January 9, 197510:40 PM CSTF2Madison Parish18.0506$5,000 to $50,000
April 1, 19747:20 PM CDTF0Madison Parish0.110$50 to $500
March 28, 19749:55 PM CDTF1Richland Parish37.8103$5,000 to $50,000
September 5, 19734:00 PM CDTF2Madison Parish27.81004$5,000 to $50,000
January 18, 19735:00 PM CSTF2Madison Parish0.21004$5,000 to $50,000
June 22, 19713:58 PM CDTF1Madison Parish0.117$500 to $5,000
May 7, 19711:30 AM CDTF2Madison Parish1.0172$5,000 to $50,000
February 21, 19712:50 PM CSTF5Inverness tornado109.250047510$5 million to $50 million

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.