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  5 of the 16 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56248 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.

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  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56248 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 86 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

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  76% of homes in ZIP code 56248 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.

ZIP code 56248 is filed here under Herman, in Grant County, Minnesota; its center is about 95 miles north of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56248 also extends into Stevens County and Traverse County. Our address file holds 466 address points in ZIP code 56248. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56248 covers only Herman.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area, county and place boundaries (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 56248 has 437 housing units, and 89% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56248 was built in 1958. 76% of homes in ZIP code 56248 were built before 1980, and 6% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 151 homes.

84% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56248 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56248 is valued at $177,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56248, 1% heat with utility gas, 23% with electricity, 60% with bottled or tank gas, 13% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56248.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56311 in Barrett (14 miles northeast), 56339 in Hoffman (15 miles east), 56531 in Elbow Lake (15 miles northeast), 56221 in Chokio (17 miles south), 56267 in Morris (17 miles southeast) and 56343 in Kensington (21 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56248 beside the 8 ZIP codes nearest to it, using the same Census figures for each.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year, by ZIP Code Tabulation Area; distances are straight lines between ZIP code centers.

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 16 hail events, 12 thunderstorm-wind events and 8 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56248 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 19, 2019, near Chokio. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56248 was 1.5 in hail on July 27, 2025, 1.2 miles away near Herman. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56248 was on August 11, 2025: 1.5 in hail near Herman. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56248 was on July 27, 2025, near Norcross. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56248 in that period was 86 mph. The busiest year was 2025, with 10 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Herman on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently July 29, 2025. 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 Herman).

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).

This page is filed under Herman, which is in Grant County; the ratings below are that county's. 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.

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 95 miles from the center of ZIP code 56248. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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