Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Magnolia, MN

• Roofing in Magnolia

  4 of the 12 hail events on record within 10 miles of Magnolia 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 Magnolia

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Magnolia from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 83 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Magnolia

  77% of homes in Rock County 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.

The median owner-occupied home in Magnolia is valued at $78,000.

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 12 hail events, 23 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of Magnolia 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 2.75 inches on July 13, 2023, near Ellsworth. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Magnolia was 2.5 in hail on July 13, 2023, less than 1 mile away near Magnolia. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Magnolia was on September 21, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Magnolia. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Magnolia was on July 31, 2024, near Magnolia. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Magnolia in that period was 83 mph. The busiest year was 2023, with 8 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Magnolia on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently May 17, 2026. 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).

Rock County has 4,236 housing units, and 83% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in Rock County was built in 1958. 77% of homes in Rock County were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,406 homes.

76% of occupied homes in Rock County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Rock County is valued at $201,600. Among occupied homes in Rock County, 38% heat with utility gas, 25% with electricity, 31% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

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

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

Magnolia is in Rock County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Rock County scores 74.7 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 39th of 87 Minnesota counties. Rock County scores 22 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 74th of 87 Minnesota counties. Rock County scores 65.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 46th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Rock County is for tornado, at 86.5 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Rock County is 45.6°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 Luverne (7 miles), Adrian (7.2 miles), Kenneth (7.6 miles), Ellsworth (9 miles), Lismore (9.6 miles), Hardwick (11 miles), Steen (13 miles) and Leota (13 miles). The other Rock County communities we serve are Beaver Creek, Hardwick, Hills, Jasper, Kenneth, Luverne and Steen.

• Luverne 7 mi
• Adrian 7.2 mi
• Kenneth 7.6 mi
• Ellsworth 9 mi
• Lismore 9.6 mi
• Hardwick 11 mi
• Steen 13 mi
• Leota 13 mi
• Rushmore 14 mi
• Beaver Creek 15 mi

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 57 miles from Magnolia. 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