In 2009, there were 8 tornadoes in the La Crosse National Weather Service (NWS) warning area on 4 separate days.
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| April 26 | Grant, WI | Dickeyville 5N | 6:45 - 6:46 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown in an open field; no damage reported. |
| June 17 | Mower, MN | Austin | 8:00 - 8:23 p.m. | EF2 | A tornado traveled nearly 10 miles through the north and northeast sides of Austin, MN causing considerable damage to buildings, homes, and trees. |
| June 17 | Mower, MN | Adams | 8:51 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown |
| July 27 | Crawford, WI | Fairview 1E | 5:16 - 5:26 p.m. | EF1 | Narrow tornado damaged a few farm buildings and trees in a 4 mile path. |
| August 19 | Chickasaw, IA | Fredericksburg 4SE | 3:09 - 3:14 p.m. | EF0 | Damaged a barn and attached garage. |
| August 19 | Fayette, IA | West Union 2W | 3:50 - 4:00 p.m. | EF0 | Damaged a poultry barn and nearby crops. |
| August 19 | Howard, IA | Elma 5N | 3:50 - 3:50 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown |
| August 19 | Winneshiek, IA | Calmar 1NE | 4:00 - 4:15 p.m. | EF0 | A small tornado tracked over 5 miles through corn fields. |