Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Waite Park, Minneapolis, MN

• Gutters in Waite Park

  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 Waite Park

  7 of the 24 hail events on record within 5 miles of the center of Waite Park 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 Waite Park

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 5 miles of the center of Waite Park 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 Waite Park

  85% of homes in ZIP code 55418 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.

Waite Park is a neighborhood in Minneapolis, in Hennepin County. Its mapped center is about 4.7 miles north of the center of Minneapolis. From our Farmington office it is about 28 miles to the north. Its mapped boundary covers about 0.9 square miles. The center of Waite Park is in ZIP code 55418. The name and location come from the City of Minneapolis neighborhood map.

Waite Park 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 Audubon Park (less than 1 mile south), Windom Park (1.2 miles south), Columbia Park (1.4 miles west), Holland (1.4 miles southwest), Northeast Park (1.5 miles south) and Marshall Terrace (1.8 miles west).

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 Waite Park on its own. The figures below are for ZIP code 55418, which contains the center of Waite Park; a ZIP code usually takes in more than one neighborhood.

ZIP code 55418 has 14,859 housing units (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year).

The median home in ZIP code 55418 was built in 1948. 85% of homes in ZIP code 55418 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 6,085 homes.

66% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55418 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55418 is valued at $332,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55418, 84% heat with utility gas, 13% with electricity and 2% with bottled or tank gas.

• More about ZIP code 55418

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55418 (not for Waite Park alone).

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 24 hail events, 20 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 5 miles of the center of Waite Park 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 2.5 inches on August 11, 2023, near Robbinsdale. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Waite Park was 1.5 in hail on August 11, 2023, less than 1 mile away near St. Anthony. The most recent hail event within 5 miles of the center of Waite Park was on July 14, 2024: 1 in hail near Robbinsdale. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 5 miles of the center of Waite Park was on June 28, 2025, near Minneapolis. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 5 miles of the center of Waite Park in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 12 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).

Waite Park 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 28 miles from Waite Park. 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