Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Waterville, MN

• Roofing in Waterville

  4 of the 16 hail events on record within 10 miles of Waterville 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 Waterville

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Waterville from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 96 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Waterville

  63% of homes in ZIP code 56096 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 Waterville: 56096. ZIP code 56096 has 1,237 households; its median home was built in 1970, and 84% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56096 is $245,400, and 83% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Waterville is valued at $216,700.

• ZIP code 56096

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 16 hail events, 25 thunderstorm-wind events and 10 tornadoes within 10 miles of Waterville 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 inches on May 16, 2017, near Kilkenny. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Waterville was 64 mph wind on July 9, 2017, less than 1 mile away near Waterville. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Waterville was on July 28, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Morristown. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Waterville was on July 27, 2023, near Janesville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Waterville in that period was 96 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 10 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Waterville 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.

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).

Le Sueur County has 12,978 housing units, and 82% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 5% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in Le Sueur County was built in 1973. 60% of homes in Le Sueur County were built before 1980, and 22% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 3,040 homes.

81% of occupied homes in Le Sueur County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Le Sueur County is valued at $287,700. Among occupied homes in Le Sueur County, 66% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 18% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 3% with wood.

• Year-built table and more on the Le Sueur County page

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

Waterville is in Le Sueur County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Le Sueur County scores 64.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 51st of 87 Minnesota counties. Le Sueur County scores 75.4 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 29th of 87 Minnesota counties. Le Sueur County scores 33.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 76th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Le Sueur County is for tornado, at 78.9 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Le Sueur 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.

The nearest other cities we serve, by straight-line distance, are Elysian (5.2 miles), Kilkenny (6.4 miles), Morristown (6.4 miles), Janesville (9.8 miles), Warsaw (10 miles), Waseca (10 miles), Madison Lake (12 miles) and Le Center (14 miles). The other Le Sueur County communities we serve are Cleveland, Elysian, Heidelberg, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Center, Le Sueur and Montgomery.

• Elysian 5.2 mi
• Kilkenny 6.4 mi
• Morristown 6.4 mi
• Janesville 9.8 mi
• Warsaw 10 mi
• Waseca 10 mi
• Madison Lake 12 mi
• Le Center 14 mi
• Cleveland 15 mi
• Montgomery 15 mi

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 35 miles from Waterville. 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