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

• Roofing in Lake Benton

  2 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of Lake Benton 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 Lake Benton

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Lake Benton from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 90 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Lake Benton

  77% of homes in ZIP code 56149 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 Lake Benton: 56149. ZIP code 56149 has 544 households; its median home was built in 1971, and 90% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56149 is $150,800, and 80% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Lake Benton is valued at $91,900.

• ZIP code 56149

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 13 hail events, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of Lake Benton 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 2.5 inches on July 13, 2023, near Lake Benton. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Lake Benton was 2 in hail on July 13, 2023, less than 1 mile away near Lake Benton. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Lake Benton was on June 19, 2025: 1 in hail near Arco. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Lake Benton was on August 5, 2025, near Lake Benton. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Lake Benton in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2023, with 7 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Lake Benton on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 20, 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).

Lincoln County has 3,061 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 Lincoln County was built in 1960. 76% of homes in Lincoln County were built before 1980, and 12% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,021 homes.

82% of occupied homes in Lincoln County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Lincoln County is valued at $152,200. Among occupied homes in Lincoln County, 30% heat with utility gas, 24% with electricity, 35% with bottled or tank gas, 5% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

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

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

Lake Benton is in Lincoln County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Lincoln County scores 77.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 28th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lincoln County scores 29.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 68th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lincoln County scores 70.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 42nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Lincoln County is for tornado, at 80.9 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Lincoln County is 43.9°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 Tyler (7.6 miles), Arco (9.8 miles), Ruthton (11 miles), Florence (12 miles), Holland (13 miles), Ivanhoe (14 miles), Russell (17 miles) and Hendricks (18 miles). The other Lincoln County communities we serve are Arco, Hendricks, Ivanhoe and Tyler.

• Tyler 7.6 mi
• Arco 9.8 mi
• Ruthton 11 mi
• Florence 12 mi
• Holland 13 mi
• Ivanhoe 14 mi
• Russell 17 mi
• Hendricks 18 mi
• Pipestone 19 mi
• Woodstock 20 mi

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 28 miles from Lake Benton. 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