Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Barrett, MN

• Roofing in Barrett

  3 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of Barrett 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 Barrett

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Barrett from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Barrett

  67% of homes in ZIP code 56311 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.

Our pages cover 1 ZIP code of Barrett: 56311. ZIP code 56311 has 275 households; its median home was built in 1956, and 85% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56311 is $172,700, and 86% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Barrett is valued at $94,000.

• ZIP code 56311

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 11 hail events, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of Barrett 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 26, 2023, near Hoffman. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Barrett was 60 mph wind on June 2, 2025, less than 1 mile away near Barrett. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Barrett was on July 26, 2023: 1.5 in hail near Hoffman. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Barrett was on June 20, 2025, near Evansville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Barrett in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 9 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Barrett on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 10, 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.

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).

Grant County has 3,146 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in Grant County was built in 1964. 66% of homes in Grant County were built before 1980, and 14% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 875 homes.

79% of occupied homes in Grant County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Grant County is valued at $178,600. Among occupied homes in Grant County, 2% heat with utility gas, 27% with electricity, 57% with bottled or tank gas, 10% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

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

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

Barrett is in Grant County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Grant County scores 38.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 77th of 87 Minnesota counties. Grant County scores 17.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 80th of 87 Minnesota counties. Grant County scores 52.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 62nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Grant County is for tornado, at 73.9 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Grant County is 42.8°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 Elbow Lake (6.7 miles), Hoffman (7.5 miles), Evansville (12 miles), Ashby (13 miles), Wendell (13 miles), Kensington (13 miles), Herman (14 miles) and Norcross (15 miles). The other Grant County communities we serve are Ashby, Elbow Lake, Herman, Hoffman, Norcross and Wendell.

• Elbow Lake 6.7 mi
• Hoffman 7.5 mi
• Evansville 12 mi
• Ashby 13 mi
• Wendell 13 mi
• Kensington 13 mi
• Herman 14 mi
• Norcross 15 mi
• Brandon 15 mi
• Donnelly 16 mi

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 87 miles from Barrett. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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