Overview
Annual summaries of tornadoes within the NWS La Crosse Warning and Service area.
2021 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| May 15 | Howard, IA | 2 N Saratoga | 5:49 - 5:51 p.m. | EF0 | No damage reported. Touched down in open field. |
| July 14 | Floyd, IA | 3 SW Rudd to 2 SSW Floyd | 5:34 - 6:02 p.m. | EF1 | Intermittent damage path across county; heavily damaged a hog confinement building and crops. |
| July 14 | Fayette, IA | Oelwein | 6:44 - 6:53 p.m. | EF0 | Barn heavily damaged and several homes/trees on south side of Oelwein impacted, including high school. Power poles also snapped off. |
| August 7 | Grant, WI | Boscobel | 4:29 - 4:56 p.m. | EF3 | Numerous homes heavily damaged, especially southeast of Boscobel. Lots of crop and trees damage. |
| August 11 | Monroe, WI | 2N Norwalk | 1:45 - 1:59 p.m. | EF1 | Barn destroyed and area trees and crops damaged. Tornado produced intermittent damage path. |
| August 11 | Monroe, WI | 3N Wilton | 1:55 - 2:02 p.m. | EF0 | Sporadic damage to crops and areas of trees. |
| August 27 | Floyd, IA | 4W Marble Rock | 5:51 - 5:53 p.m. | EF0 | Sporadic damage to crops and an outbuilding. |
| August 27 | Floyd, IA | Marble Rock | 5:58 - 6:09 p.m. | EF1 | A few farms damaged along with nearby crops and tree stands. |
| September 20 | Olmsted, MN | Viola | 4:50 - 4:54 p.m. | EF0 | A few farms damaged along with nearby crops and tree stands. |
| September 20 | Trempealeau, WI | Strum | 5:57 - 6:13 p.m. | EF1 | Damaged several barns, outbuildings, a few homes, and sveral patches of trees in rural parts of the county. |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | South of Marble Rock | 6:53 - 6:57 p.m. | EF1 | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Marble Rock | 6:59 - 7:04 p.m. | EF1 | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | 7:06 - 7:07 p.m. | EF1 | damage notes |
| December 15 | Mower, MN | SE London | 7:10 - 7:12 p.m. | EF0 | damage notes |
| December 15 | Chickasaw, IA | North Washington | 7:15 - 7:18 p.m. | EF1 | damage notes |
| December 15 | Chickasaw/Howard, IA | Elma | 7:17 - 7:22 p.m. | EF0 | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
| December 15 | Floyd, IA | Rudd | x:xx - x:xx p.m. | EFx | damage notes |
2020 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| March 28 | Fayette, IA | 2 SSW Oelwein to 2 N Oelwein | 6:30 - 6:36 p.m. | EF1 | Damage to trees, farm buildings, and several apartment buildings. Went through west side of Oelwein city limits. |
| March 28 | Fayette, IA | 2 SE Maynard to 2 NE Maynard | 6:40 - 6:42 p.m. | EF0 | Several farms sustained damage. |
| March 28 | Grant, WI | 1 N Potosi to 2 WNW Ellenboro | 8:35 - 8:41 p.m. | EF1 | Damage to trees, power lines, and several farm buildings. |
| June 28 | Winona, MN | Lewiston/Stockton | 8:37 - 8:42 p.m. | EF0 | Brief, weak touchdown in rural area. No damage reported. |
| June 28 | Winona, MN | 2 NE Stockton | 8:54 - 8:56 p.m. | EF0 | Brief, weak touchdown in rural area. No damage reported. |
| July 19 | Trempealeau, WI | 3 SW Osseo | 12:50 - 12:57 a.m. | EF1 | Damage to crops, trees, and outbuildings. |
| August 10 | Grant, WI | 6 W Potosi | 12:32 - 12:34 p.m. | EF0 | Minor damage to outbuildings, trees, and nearby crops.. |
2019 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| May 24 | Vernon, WI | 3.5 NW Coon Valley | 8:40 - 8:42 p.m. | EF0 | Damage to trees |
| May 27 | Floyd, IA | 3 SW Charles City to 7 N Charles City | 12:23 - 12:37 p.m. | EF1 | Damaged buildings at the county fairgrounds, homes just west of Charles City, and several other homes and farms on a track to the north-northeast. |
| May 27 | Chickasaw, IA & Howard, IA | 3 ENE Colwell to 3 SW Elma | 1:10 - 1:15 p.m. | EF0 | Mainly touched down in open fields. |
| May 27 | Howard, IA | 3 S Saratoga to Lime Springs | 1:25 - 1:43 p.m. | EF1 | Damaged several farm buildings and directly struck a wind turbine, damaging the blades. Mainly traveled through open farm fields and was multiple vortex at times. |
| May 27 | Fillmore, MN | 2 E York to Greenleafton | 1:49 - 1:58 p.m. | EF0 | A few farm buildings sustained damage and lots of branches were broke off. Tornado moved nearly straight north. |
| May 27 | Fillmore, MN | 4 NNW Chester, IA | 1:23 p.m. | EF0 | Flipped a shed over a tree line. |
| May 27 | Fillmore, MN | 2 W Etna | 1:29 p.m. | EF0 | Damage to trees at nearby cemetery. |
| May 27 | Fillmore, MN | 3 E Spring Valley | 1:40 p.m. | EF0 | Damaged a cattle barn. |
| June 4 | Olmsted, MN | 2 SW Rochester | 5:48 - 5:52 p.m. | EF1 | Damaged trees and at least one house roof. |
| July 18 | Winona, MN | 7 E Witoka | 10:33 - 10:34 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown damaged trees and a house. |
| July 18 | Vernon, WI | 5 NE Westby | 11:42 - 11:45 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown damaged trees, crops, and one farm. |
| July 19 | Clark, WI | 6 E Thorp | 7:17 - 7:19 p.m. | EF0 | Damage to a farm and numerous nearby trees. |
| July 19 | Clark, WI | 4 NW Owen | 7:24 - 7:26 p.m. | EF1 | Damage to a home and nearby trees. |
| July 20 | Trempealeau, WI | 3 W North Bend | 9:10 - 9:12 a.m. | EF0 | Damage to trees and crops. |
| July 20 | Jackson, WI | 2 NE North Bend | 9:14 - 9:18 a.m. | EF0 | Damage to trees and crops. |
| Sept. 11 | Winona, MN | 1 SW Winona | 6:22 - 6:23 a.m. | EF1 | Damage to trees at cemetery. |
| Sept. 12 | Winneshiek, IA | 2 S Ossian | 4:49 - 4:56 p.m. | EF0 | Damage to trees, farm buildings, and crops. |
| Sept. 12 | Clayton, IA | 3 SW Monona | 5:34 - 5:41 p.m. | EF0 | Damage to trees, farm buildings, and crops. |
| Sept. 24 | Wabasha, MN | Lake City | 7:58 - 8:01 p.m. | EF0 | Damage to trees, roofs, mobile homes, and dry docked boats. |
| Sept. 24 | Clark, WI | 3 SSW Greenwood | 9:26 - 9:31 p.m. | EF1 | Damage to farms and trees. Crossed Hwy.73 south of Greenwood, WI. |
2018 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| May 9 | Grant, WI | 2N Fennimore | 1:31 - 1:33 p.m. | EF0 | Produced damage to a few buildings and trees north and northeast of Fennimore, WI. |
| May 30 | Fillmore, MN | 3 WSW Granger | 7:40 - 7:43 p.m. | EF0 | Produced damage to a few buildings near intersection of County Road 30 and 225th Ave west-northwest of Granger, MN in rural Fillmore County, near the state line. |
| June 26 | Grant, WI | 2 WSW Georgetown | 10:42 - 10:43 a.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown |
| August 27 | Monroe, WI | 1 NE Tomah to Wyeville | 8:23 - 8:29 p.m. | EF1 | A tornado tracked along and near Highway 21 between Tomah and Wyeville, WI producing mainly tree damage. |
| September 4 | Fillmore/Winona, MN | Town of Hart | 9:05 - 9:12 p.m. | EF1 | Intermittent damage path from northwest of Rushford, MN to Highway 43, damaging trees, crops, and yard equipment. |
| September 20 | Wabasha, MN | 1 W Bellechester | 7:12 - 7:13 p.m. | EF0 | Tornado that began in Goodhue Co. briefly moved into Wabasha Co. before dissipating, damaging mainly crops. |
2017 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| March 6 | La Crosse, WI | Barre Mills | 8:46 p.m. CST | EF1 | Produced damage to a few buildings and trees southwest and south of West Salem, WI. |
| May 15 | Winneshiek, IA | Spillville 2SE | 6:45 - 6:47 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown to trees near Lake Meyer. |
| May 17 | Wabasha, MN | Plainview, MN | 4:29 - 4:40 p.m. | EF0 | Spotty damage reported in town. |
| May 17 | Trempealeau, WI | Town of Gale | 5:21 - 5:25 p.m. | EF1 | Tornado damaged trees and barns near Highway 54 just north of the Black River. |
| May 17 | Winneshiek, IA | Ridgeway, IA | 6:50 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown in open country. |
| May 17 | Wabasha, MN | Elgin, MN | 7:35 - 7:36 p.m. | EF0 | Short damage path that tore roof shingles off and damaged trees. |
| June 28 | Olmsted, MN | Viola, MN | 6:22 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown that damaged some crops and trees. |
| June 28 | Olmsted, MN | Dover, MN | 6:42 - 6:44 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown that damaged some crops and trees. |
| June 28 | Olmsted, MN | Chester, MN | 7:07 - 7:12 p.m. | EF0 | Damage occurred mainly in the Chester Woods Park area. |
| July 19 | Olmsted, MN | Chester, MN | 5:07 - 5:08 p.m. | EF1 | Extensive trees damage occurred in the Chester Woods Park area. |
| July 19 | Howard, IA | Elma, IA | 5:15 - 5:16 p.m. | EF0 | Damage path found in a field and a pole shed was damaged. |
| July 19 | Fillmore, MN | Wykoff, MN | 5:25 - 5:28 p.m. | EF1 | Small path where crops and trees were damaged, along with one barn. |
| July 19 | Clayton, IA | McGregor, IA | 6:08 - 6:16 p.m. | EF1 | This high-end EF1 tornado produced some crop and tree damage west of McGregor, but intensified as it entered the town. Besides extensive tree damage, some sheds and older buildings in town sustained major damage. Damage path was right through McGregor, a block or two off the main street. |
2016 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| July 5 | Wabasha, MN | Lake City 5SW | 8:28 p.m. | EF1 | Brief touchdown damaged trees. |
| July 5 | Buffalo, WI | Cream 2NNW | 9:10 p.m. | EF1 | Brief touchdown destroyed a farm building and blew down trees. |
| July 5 | Buffalo, WI | Waumandee 2NNW | 9:13 p.m. | EF1 | Although only a brief touchdown occurred it caused damage to a building and nearby trees. |
| July 5 | Vernon, WI | Retreat | 10:31 - 10:33 p.m. | EF0 | A tornado tracked through hills and fields around Retreat, WI knocking down trees and damaging crops. |
| September 6 | Howard, IA | Cresco 6WNW | 5:50 p.m. | EF0 | Storm chasers spotted a brief touchdown in an open field between Lime Springs and Cresco. |
| September 21 | Floyd, IA | Greene 4NE | 6:32 - 6:35 p.m. | EF0 | Brief touchdown in a field. |
2015 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| June 22 | Fayette, IA | Near Maynard, IA | 8:21 - 8:23 a.m. | EF1 | 1.5 mile tornado destroyed a home southeast of Maynard, IA with other nearby farms damaged as a squall line moved through. |
| June 22 | Crawford, WI | Wauzeka 4N to Steuben 3S | 8:50 - 8:52 a.m. | EF0 | Tree damage from 1.3 mile long tornado as a squall line moved through. |
| June 22 | Crawford & Richland, WI | Mt Zion 4SE to Port Andrew 1N | 9:06 - 9:12 a.m. | EF0 | Tree and home damage from a 6 mile long tornado associated with a squall line. |
| July 13 | Richland, WI | Lone Rock | 5:33 - 5:35 p.m. | EF0 | A very brief touchdown damaged a house and nearby trees in town. |
| July 16 | Mitchell, IA | Osage 4SW | 8:34 - 8:36 p.m. | EF0 | This 2 mile long tornado damaged 3 farms in rural Mitchell County. |
| July 18 | Wabasha, MN | Theilman 6SE | 2:02 - 2:03 a.m. | EF0 | A brief touchdown damaged some silos. |
2014 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| June 16 | Grant, WI | Platteville | 10:45 - 10:50 pm | EF2 | 4 mile tornado hit UW-Platteville and parts of the city/Bus. Highway 151 |
| June 16 | Grant, WI | Platteville | 10:50 p.m. | EF1 | A small tornado hit the northeast part of Platteville |
| June 29 | Grant, WI | 2NE Fennimore to 3NW Montfort | 10:00 - 10:11 pm | EF1 | A wide, but relatively weak tornado traveled across mainly rural Grant Co. |
| August 31 | Chickasaw, IA | 2E Bassett to 2S North Washington | 10:00 - 10:04 pm | EF0 | Well-defined path for well over a third of its total length with a weakening and broadening signature afterwards. Trees were downed near creek. Tornado found using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| August 31 | Howard, IA | 2NNE Elma to Maple Leaf | 10:08 - 10:12 pm | EF0 | Longer path that was tight at many points. Trees damaged at a farmstead. Widened out at the end. Tornado found using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| August 31 | Howard, IA | 3WNW Schley | 10:12 - 10:15 pm | EF0 | Well-defined path for well over a third of its total length with a weakening and broadening signature afterwards. Trees were downed near creek. Tornado found using high resolution satellite imagery. |
2013 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| May 29 | Clayton, IA to Grant, WI | Garnavillo, IA to Bagley, WI | 5:46 - 5:54 p.m. | EF0 | Brief tornado crossed the Mississippi River and hit a campground near Bagley, WI. |
| May 31 | Floyd, IA | 2N Floyd, IA | 6:09 - 6:10 p.m. | EF0 | A small, non-supercell tornado touched down north of Floyd, IA. |
| June 5 | Dodge, MN | 4WNW West Concord, MN | 5:42 p.m. | EF0 | A small, non-supercell tornado touched down near West Concord, MN. |
| July 22 | Trempealeau, WI | 4SE Winona, MN | 5:15 - 5:20 p.m. | EF0 | A tornado formed along the Mississippi River and moved into the Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge. |
2012 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| May 24 | Fayette, IA | Hawkeye 3NW to Douglas 3SW | 4:56 - 4:58 p.m. | EF1 | Brief tornado damaged barns, buildings, and some homes. |
| September 4 | Grant, WI | Bloomington 3NW | 7:37 - 7:43 p.m. | EF2 | This slow moving tornado damaged 1 farm between Bloomington and Patch Grove. The roof and several walls of a house were demolished. It is possible this tornado actually moved towards the northwest. |
2011 Tornadoes:
| 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. |
2010 Tornadoes:
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION(S) | TIME(S) CDT |
EF SCALE RATING |
COMMENTS |
| June 17 | Dodge, MN | Hayfield 9W to Claremont 5.5S | 8:28 - 8:35 p.m. | EF0 | Tornado crossed from Steele County into Dodge County with minimal damage. |
| June 17 | Dodge, MN | Hayfield 9WNW to Hayfield 6WNW | 8:30 - 8:40 p.m. | EF1 | Tornado originated in Steele County where it produced EF2 damage before moving east into southern Dodge County; associated with a squall line/bow echo. |
| June 17 | Olmsted, MN | NW Rochester | 9:03 - 9:10 p.m. | EF1 | Associated with a squall line/bow echo, this tornado caused damage to several homes, trees, and businesses on the northwest side of Rochester. |
| June 17 | Buffalo, WI | Cream | 9:57 - 10:01 p.m. | EF1 | Narrow tornado damaged a few farm buildings and trees in a 2.3 mile path. |
| June 23 | Crawford, WI | Rolling Ground 1.5W | 3:22 - 3:26 a.m. | EF0 | An outbuilding and several trees were damaged by this 3.5 mile long tornado. |
| July 14 | Jackson, Clark, WI | York 4N to Pittsville 7W | 4:16 - 5:13 p.m. | EF1 | Intermittent damage to mainly trees occurred over a 31 mile long path. Hardest hit was the Lake Arbutus area. |
| August 13 | Dodge, MN | Hayfield | 3:22 - 3:46 p.m. | EF1 | Tornado formed just west of Hayfield and tracked nearly 5 miles north damaging mainly crops and trees. |
| August 13 | Olmsted, MN | Rock Dell | 5:40 p.m. | EF0 | A brief touchdown was witnessed by spotters and chasers in an open field. |
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