Madisonville, KY Tornado History — 92 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Madisonville, KY had?
Madisonville has had 92 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 14 strong to violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Madisonville?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Madisonville was an EF1 on April 2, 2025.
When is tornado season in Madisonville?
April is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Madisonville, with 26 on record. April through June account for 47 of the 92 tornadoes on record near Madisonville.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Madisonville
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 51 total, averaging 2.5 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Madisonville since December 29, 2025
This is a preliminary report, not confirmed tornadoes. It has not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and is not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
An NWS damage survey team found an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 95 mph occurred near Livermore in McLean County... KY... just after midnight on Tuesday... April 28. (PAH)
Within 25 miles of Madisonville. Quoted text is the report narrative exactly as filed. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
What storm spotters reported near Madisonville
2 local storm reports have been filed within 25 miles of Madisonville and since confirmed into the NOAA archive, the earliest on April 2, 2025 and the most recent on April 2, 2025. They are already counted in the Madisonville totals above; quoted below is the narrative each reporting office filed at the time.
Delayed Report. An EF-2 tornado began in the Pack Church community southwest of Calhoun. Moving northeast... the tornado was identified by trained weather spotters as i (PAH)
tornado on the ground. (PAH)
Source: National Weather Service and trained-spotter local storm reports, relayed by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Madisonville
64 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Madisonville since 1950, across 5 events. 724 injuries have been reported across all events. 2021 was the deadliest year on record near Madisonville.
The deadliest single event was an EF4 on December 10, 2021, which caused 57 fatalities along a 168.5-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Madisonville
What the record shows near Madisonville
The 2000s were the busiest decade near Madisonville, with 32 of the 92 confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles; the 2020s have produced 13 so far. The Madisonville record runs from the 1950s to today.
Of the tornadoes rated near Madisonville, 54 reached EF0 or EF1 and 38 reached EF2 or stronger. The most intense on record near Madisonville is rated EF4, of which 3 are logged.
Across the last 20 years Madisonville has averaged 2.5 confirmed tornadoes a year within 25 miles, 51 in total. 2007 was the busiest of them with 7, and 3 of those years passed with none at all.