Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in East Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis, MN

• Gutters in East Bde Maka Ska

  Hennepin County averages 32.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). One inch of rain on 1,000 square feet of roof is about 623 gallons of water for the gutters to carry.

• Roofing in East Bde Maka Ska

  16 of the 34 hail events on record within 5 miles of the center of East Bde Maka Ska from 2016 through March 31, 2026 had hail 1.5 inches or larger. The National Weather Service counts hail of 1 inch or larger as severe.

• Siding in East Bde Maka Ska

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 5 miles of the center of East Bde Maka Ska from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 69 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in East Bde Maka Ska

  71% of homes in ZIP code 55408 were built before 1980. A home built before 1980 was built before the energy codes in force today were written.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); American Community Survey 2023, 5-year; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

East Bde Maka Ska is a neighborhood in Minneapolis, in Hennepin County. Its mapped center is about 2.3 miles southwest of the center of Minneapolis. From our Farmington office it is about 23 miles to the north. Its mapped boundary covers about 0.4 square miles. The center of East Bde Maka Ska is in ZIP code 55408. The name and location come from the City of Minneapolis neighborhood map.

East Bde Maka Ska is part of Minneapolis, and the city-level record applies to it: Minneapolis has 426,845 residents in 188,944 households (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year).

The nearest other mapped neighborhoods, measured center to center, are South Uptown (less than 1 mile east), West Maka Ska (less than 1 mile west), East Isles (less than 1 mile north), Cedar-Isles-Dean (1 mile northwest), East Harriet (1 mile south) and Lyndale (1.1 miles east).

Source: neighborhood names, centers and boundaries: City of Minneapolis neighborhood map; distances are straight lines between mapped centers.

Our data has no housing figures for East Bde Maka Ska on its own. The figures below are for ZIP code 55408, which contains the center of East Bde Maka Ska; a ZIP code usually takes in more than one neighborhood.

ZIP code 55408 has 17,874 housing units (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year).

The median home in ZIP code 55408 was built in 1952. 71% of homes in ZIP code 55408 were built before 1980, and 18% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 8,192 homes.

25% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55408 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55408 is valued at $387,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55408, 62% heat with utility gas, 31% with electricity and 4% with bottled or tank gas.

• More about ZIP code 55408

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55408 (not for East Bde Maka Ska alone).

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 34 hail events, 26 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 5 miles of the center of East Bde Maka Ska from 2016 through March 31, 2026 for hail and through September 22, 2025 for thunderstorm wind and tornadoes. The largest hail on record there in that period was 3 inches on August 11, 2023, near Minneapolis. 16 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of East Bde Maka Ska was 1 in hail on July 31, 2024, less than 1 mile away near Minneapolis. The most recent hail event within 5 miles of the center of East Bde Maka Ska was on July 31, 2024: 1 in hail near Minneapolis. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 5 miles of the center of East Bde Maka Ska was on July 28, 2025, near Edina. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 5 miles of the center of East Bde Maka Ska in that period was 69 mph. The busiest year was 2023, with 19 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Minneapolis on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently June 19, 2026. A radar indication is an estimate, not a report from the ground, and the counts and tables on this page do not include it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (for the city of Minneapolis).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

East Bde Maka Ska is in Hennepin County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Hennepin County scores 99.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 1st of 87 Minnesota counties. Hennepin County scores 98.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 2nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Hennepin County scores 97.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 3rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Hennepin County is for cold wave, at 99.8 of 100.

Hennepin County averages 32.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Hennepin County is 45.2°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 23 miles from East Bde Maka Ska. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

• Farmington office: address, hours and map