Tornado History Map

Madison County, Ohio tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Madison County from 1965 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Madison County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Madison County, Ohio between 1965 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 22. The busiest month is April, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 10 May 1973. The most recent was on 28 February 2024.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 22injuries
  • 343per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Madison County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0531%
F1 / EF1744%
F2 / EF2319%
F3 / EF316%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Madison County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1980s.1960s11970s31980s42000s22010s22020s4

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s3
1980s4
2000s2
2010s2
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Apr.Jan0Feb2Mar1Apr4May4Jun1Jul1Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb2
Mar1
Apr4
May4
Jun1
Jul1
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Madison County

  • Deadliest: Ohio tornado10 March 1986, F2, 1 death, 10 injuries, 28 miles long
  • Strongest and Longest path: Ohio tornado10 May 1973, F3, 8 injuries, 89.6 miles long
  • Most recent: Ohio tornado28 February 2024, EF1, 12.3 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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