Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Lowry, MN

• Roofing in Lowry

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

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Lowry from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Lowry

  54% of homes in ZIP code 56349 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 Lowry: 56349. ZIP code 56349 has 328 households; its median home was built in 1975, and 88% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56349 is $258,700, and 86% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Lowry is valued at $141,800.

• ZIP code 56349

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, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of Lowry 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 July 31, 2024, near Farwell. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Lowry was 60 mph wind on May 12, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Lowry. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Lowry was on July 31, 2024: 2 in hail near Farwell. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Lowry was on July 27, 2025, near Starbuck. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Lowry in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 12 events in all.

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).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

Pope County has 6,411 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in Pope County was built in 1971. 62% of homes in Pope County were built before 1980, and 20% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,575 homes.

83% of occupied homes in Pope County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Pope County is valued at $242,800. Among occupied homes in Pope County, 36% heat with utility gas, 15% with electricity, 39% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 4% with wood.

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

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

Lowry is in Pope County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Pope County scores 51.9 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 68th of 87 Minnesota counties. Pope County scores 36.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 60th of 87 Minnesota counties. Pope County scores 70.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 41st of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Pope County is for winter weather, at 70.7 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Pope County is 43°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 Long Beach (5.7 miles), Farwell (5.8 miles), Starbuck (6.5 miles), Glenwood (8.3 miles), Forada (9.7 miles), Kensington (10 miles), Villard (12 miles) and Cyrus (12 miles). The other Pope County communities we serve are Cyrus, Farwell, Glenwood, Long Beach, Sedan, Starbuck, Villard and Westport.

• Long Beach 5.7 mi
• Farwell 5.8 mi
• Starbuck 6.5 mi
• Glenwood 8.3 mi
• Forada 9.7 mi
• Kensington 10 mi
• Villard 12 mi
• Cyrus 12 mi
• Alexandria 14 mi
• Hoffman 16 mi

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 78 miles from Lowry. 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