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

• Roofing in Elbow Lake

  3 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of Elbow 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 Elbow Lake

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Elbow Lake from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 92 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Elbow Lake

  69% of homes in ZIP code 56531 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 Elbow Lake: 56531. ZIP code 56531 has 785 households; its median home was built in 1962, and 84% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56531 is $151,600, and 76% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Elbow Lake is valued at $118,900.

• ZIP code 56531

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, 17 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of Elbow 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 1.75 inches on July 17, 2017, near Wendell. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Elbow Lake was 81 mph wind on May 30, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Elbow Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Elbow Lake was on May 30, 2023: 1 in hail near Wendell. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Elbow Lake was on June 2, 2025, near Barrett. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Elbow Lake in that period was 92 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 10 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Elbow Lake on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently September 12, 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).

Elbow Lake 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 Wendell (6.6 miles), Barrett (6.7 miles), Ashby (11 miles), Dalton (13 miles), Norcross (13 miles), Evansville (14 miles), Hoffman (14 miles) and Herman (15 miles). The other Grant County communities we serve are Ashby, Barrett, Herman, Hoffman, Norcross and Wendell.

• Wendell 6.6 mi
• Barrett 6.7 mi
• Ashby 11 mi
• Dalton 13 mi
• Norcross 13 mi
• Evansville 14 mi
• Hoffman 14 mi
• Herman 15 mi
• Nashua 16 mi
• Tintah 16 mi

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 89 miles from Elbow Lake. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map