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Madison Parish, Louisiana severe weather history spans 350 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 48.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,489 nationally and #28 in Louisiana.
350
Recorded events
11
Direct deaths
52
Direct injuries
$58.8M
Property damage
The record
What the Madison Parish, Louisiana severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Madison Parish, Louisiana severe weather history averages 5.4 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 88 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 79 events fall before 1990 and 271 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Madison Parish, Louisiana record is tornado, responsible for 11 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $48.4M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Madison Parish
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 170 | 0 | $3.3M | 80 | 1960–2025 |
| Hail | 88 | 0 | $1.2M | 4.25 | 1974–2024 |
| Tornado | 65 | 11 | $48.4M | F5 | 1971–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 20 | 0 | $3.6M | 0 | 1999–2019 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2005–2025 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | $2.3M | 0 | 2011–2016 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2015–2015 |
Decade by decade
Madison Parish, Louisiana severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
65 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 55 touched down inside it and 10 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-02-21 | EF5 | 47 | 510 | 109.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 2010-04-24 | EF4 | 10 | 146 | 149.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1999-01-21 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1992-11-21 | EF3 | 0 | 11 | 38.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1983-04-01 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1983-11-19 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1983-05-18 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1983-04-01 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-03-30 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1996-04-22 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Madison Parish
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1971 | Tornado | 11 | 9 | $2.5M | |
| Apr 24, 2010 | Tornado | QUEBEC | 0 | 16 | $35.0M |
| Dec 21, 1990 | Tornado | 0 | 4 | $25K | |
| Sep 5, 1973 | Tornado | 0 | 4 | $25K | |
| Jan 18, 1973 | Tornado | 0 | 4 | $25K | |
| Dec 21, 1990 | Tornado | 0 | 3 | $250K | |
| Nov 22, 1992 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $2.5M | |
| Nov 26, 1988 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
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 roads were flooded with some washed out. Agriculture was extremely hard hit as farmland was flooded and crops became water logged. Many areas saw total loss of some crops while other areas experienced very low yields. Cotton, soybeans and sweet potatoes were some of the hardest hit crops.
Very heavy rain fell across Madison Parish, especially the southern half, during the afternoon and evening of October 16th. Six to ten inches of rain fell during this time causing flash flooding across the parish. Several homes were flooded along with many roads across the parish.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
9,513
Population (ACS)
$96K
Median home value
33
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE | EM |
| Sep 13, 2021 | Coastal Storm | TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS | EM |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Hurricane | HURRICANE IDA | DR |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORM IDA | EM |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Tallulah 101
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Madison Parish, Louisiana?
350 events are on record between 1960 and 2025, causing 11 direct deaths and $58.8M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Madison Parish?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 170 recorded events — 48.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Madison Parish?
65 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 55 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Madison Parish?
33 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Madison Parish, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Madison Parish compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Madison Parish as very low risk, placing it in the 32 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Madison Parish, Louisiana severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Livingston Parish 383
- Morehouse Parish 508
- Lincoln Parish 467
- Natchitoches Parish 710
- LaSalle Parish 247
- Orleans Parish 472
Cite this page
“Madison Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/madison-parish/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.