Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Harrison, Minneapolis, MN

• Gutters in Harrison

  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 Harrison

  19 of the 37 hail events on record within 5 miles of the center of Harrison 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 Harrison

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 5 miles of the center of Harrison from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 70 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Harrison

  85% of homes in ZIP code 55405 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.

Harrison is a neighborhood in Minneapolis, in Hennepin County. Its mapped center is about 2.1 miles northwest of the center of Minneapolis. From our Farmington office it is about 25 miles to the north. Its mapped boundary covers about 0.6 square miles. The center of Harrison is in ZIP code 55405. The name and location come from the City of Minneapolis neighborhood map.

Harrison 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 Sumner-Glenwood (less than 1 mile northeast), Bryn Mawr (less than 1 mile south), Lowry Hill (less than 1 mile southeast), Near North (1 mile northeast), Willard-Hay (1.3 miles north) and Kenwood (1.3 miles south).

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 Harrison on its own. The figures below are for ZIP code 55405, which contains the center of Harrison; a ZIP code usually takes in more than one neighborhood.

ZIP code 55405 has 8,724 housing units (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year).

The median home in ZIP code 55405 was built in 1943. 85% of homes in ZIP code 55405 were built before 1980, and 5% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 4,107 homes.

36% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55405 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55405 is valued at $450,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55405, 67% heat with utility gas, 25% with electricity and 5% with bottled or tank gas.

• More about ZIP code 55405

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55405 (not for Harrison alone).

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 37 hail events, 28 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 5 miles of the center of Harrison 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. 19 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Harrison was 2.1 in hail on August 11, 2023, less than 1 mile away near Minneapolis. The most recent hail event within 5 miles of the center of Harrison was on July 31, 2024: 1 in hail near Minneapolis. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 5 miles of the center of Harrison was on June 28, 2025, near St. Louis Park. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 5 miles of the center of Harrison in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2023, with 22 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).

Harrison 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 25 miles from Harrison. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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