Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Mountain Lake, MN

• Gutters in Mountain Lake

  Cottonwood County averages 31.7 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 Mountain Lake

  1 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of Mountain Lake 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 Mountain Lake

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Mountain Lake from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 85 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Mountain Lake

  82% of homes in ZIP code 56159 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.

Our pages cover 1 ZIP code of Mountain Lake: 56159. ZIP code 56159 has 953 households; its median home was built in 1963, and 86% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56159 is $135,200, and 77% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Mountain Lake is valued at $118,900.

• ZIP code 56159

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year, by ZIP Code Tabulation Area (a ZIP code can extend beyond the city); ZIP list and address points from the Census address file.

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 15 hail events, 18 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Mountain Lake 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 1.5 inches on July 25, 2018, near Darfur. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Mountain Lake was 0.75 in hail on July 5, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Mountain Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Mountain Lake was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near Windom. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Mountain Lake was on June 8, 2023, near Fish Lake. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Mountain Lake in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 11 events in all.

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).

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

Cottonwood County has 5,163 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in Cottonwood County was built in 1961. 79% of homes in Cottonwood County were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,376 homes.

76% of occupied homes in Cottonwood County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Cottonwood County is valued at $154,000. Among occupied homes in Cottonwood County, 63% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 19% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

• Year-built table and more on the Cottonwood County page

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040).

Mountain Lake is in Cottonwood County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Cottonwood County scores 75.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 37th of 87 Minnesota counties. Cottonwood County scores 53.6 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 46th of 87 Minnesota counties. Cottonwood County scores 78.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 25th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Cottonwood County is for tornado, at 80.3 of 100.

Cottonwood County averages 31.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Cottonwood County is 45.6°F.

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

The nearest other cities we serve, by straight-line distance, are Bingham Lake (6.3 miles), Butterfield (6.8 miles), Darfur (9 miles), Fish Lake (9.2 miles), Odin (11 miles), Windom (11 miles), Comfrey (12 miles) and Ormsby (13 miles). The other Cottonwood County communities we serve are Bingham Lake, Jeffers, Storden, Westbrook and Windom.

• Bingham Lake 6.3 mi
• Butterfield 6.8 mi
• Darfur 9 mi
• Fish Lake 9.2 mi
• Odin 11 mi
• Windom 11 mi
• Comfrey 12 mi
• Ormsby 13 mi
• St. James 15 mi
• Jeffers 16 mi

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 55 miles from Mountain Lake. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Marshall office: address, hours and map