Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Lester Prairie, MN

• Gutters in Lester Prairie

  McLeod County averages 33 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). One inch of rain on 1,000 square feet of roof is about 623 gallons of water for the gutters to carry.

• Roofing in Lester Prairie

  5 of the 20 hail events on record within 10 miles of Lester Prairie 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 Lester Prairie

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Lester Prairie from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 69 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Lester Prairie

  53% of homes in ZIP code 55354 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; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our pages cover 1 ZIP code of Lester Prairie: 55354. ZIP code 55354 has 1,111 households; its median home was built in 1977, and 86% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 55354 is $243,600, and 89% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Lester Prairie is valued at $217,000.

• ZIP code 55354

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 20 hail events, 40 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of Lester Prairie 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 3 inches on July 27, 2016, near Winsted. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Lester Prairie was 1.75 in hail on August 26, 2024, less than 1 mile away near Lester Prairie. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Lester Prairie was on June 28, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Norwood Young America. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Lester Prairie was on July 28, 2025, near Winsted. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Lester Prairie in that period was 69 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 14 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Lester Prairie on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently June 17, 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).

McLeod County has 15,936 housing units, and 71% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 6% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in McLeod County was built in 1979. 51% of homes in McLeod County were built before 1980, and 19% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 2,581 homes.

78% of occupied homes in McLeod County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in McLeod County is valued at $233,400. Among occupied homes in McLeod County, 56% heat with utility gas, 19% with electricity, 20% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

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

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

Lester Prairie is in McLeod County, so the county ratings below apply to it. McLeod County scores 78.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 26th of 87 Minnesota counties. McLeod County scores 82.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 18th of 87 Minnesota counties. McLeod County scores 61 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 54th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in McLeod County is for strong wind, at 82.8 of 100.

McLeod County averages 33 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in McLeod County is 45°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 New Germany (3.1 miles), Winsted (5.1 miles), Mayer (7.2 miles), Plato (7.7 miles), Silver Lake (8 miles), Glencoe (9.6 miles), Norwood Young America (9.7 miles) and Watertown (11 miles). The other McLeod County communities we serve are Biscay, Brownton, Glencoe, Hutchinson, Plato, Silver Lake, Stewart and Winsted.

• New Germany 3.1 mi
• Winsted 5.1 mi
• Mayer 7.2 mi
• Plato 7.7 mi
• Silver Lake 8 mi
• Glencoe 9.6 mi
• Norwood Young America 9.7 mi
• Watertown 11 mi
• Hamburg 11 mi
• Biscay 12 mi

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 47 miles from Lester Prairie. 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