In 2011, there were 10 tornadoes in the La Crosse National Weather Service (NWS) warning area on 3 separate days.
DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
April 10 | Adams, WI | Arkdale 4W to Big Flats 10E | 6:12 - 6:30 p.m. | EF2 | Tornado crossed Adams County along and north of Highway 21, passing near Arkdale and Cottonville. Several homes and hundreds of trees were damaged. |
April 10 | Juneau, WI | Necedah 2SW to Necedah 2SE | 6:14 - 6:21 p.m. | EF1 | This relatively small tornado damaged a mobile home and nearby trees south of Necedah, WI. |
April 10 | Adams, WI | Big Flats 10ESE | 6:30 - 6:35 p.m. | EF1 | This tornado formed in far eastern rural parts of Adams County damaging mainly trees before moving into Waushara Co. |
May 22 | Howard, IA & Fillmore, MN | Riceville 4NE to Harmony 2NE | 2:33 - 3:29 p.m. | EF2 | Numerous homes and farms were heavily damaged as this tornado passed near Chester, IA and Harmony, MN. A 'Tornado Emergency' was declared for Harmony but luckily the storm passed north of the town. |
May 22 | Fayette, IA | Westgate 6N to Randalia | 3:37 - 3:45 p.m. | EF1 | Numerous trees uprooted or snapped along with damage to homes and farms. |
May 22 | Fayette, IA | West Union 4E | 4:01 - 4:03 p.m. | EF0 | Damage to a home and barn, along with many trees. |
May 22 | Houston, MN & La Crosse, WI | Hokah 5SW to La Crosse 2SE | 4:05 - 4:28 p.m. | EF2 | Crossed the Mississippi River and hit numerous homes and businesses on the south side of La Crosse. |
May 22 | La Crosse, Monroe, WI | Rockland 1SW to Sparta 2SE | 4:47 - 5:00 p.m. | EF1 | Large trees and some roofs were damaged mainly in Sparta. |
May 22 | Monroe, Juneau, WI | Tomah 4NW to Finley to near Nekoosa | 5:15 - 6:03 p.m. | EF2 | This long-lived tornado hit homes, cranberry businesses, and hundreds of trees across mainly rural parts of Juneau County. |
August 23 | Clark, WI | Chili 7NW to Chili 2NE | 5:05 - 5:30 p.m. | EF2 | A house was knocked off its foundation, roofs were blown off homes, and many barns and trees were heavily damaged. |