Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Browns Valley, MN

• Gutters in Browns Valley

  Traverse County averages 24.8 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 Browns Valley

  None of the 3 hail events on record within 10 miles of Browns Valley 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 Browns Valley

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Browns Valley from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Browns Valley

  70% of homes in Traverse 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; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

The median owner-occupied home in Browns Valley is valued at $76,500.

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 3 hail events, 5 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of Browns Valley 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 1 inch on July 19, 2019, near Browns Valley.

The closest event to the center of Browns Valley was 1 in hail on July 19, 2019, less than 1 mile away near Browns Valley. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Browns Valley was on July 19, 2019: 1 in hail near Browns Valley. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Browns Valley was on July 17, 2020, near Browns Valley. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Browns Valley in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 4 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).

Traverse County has 1,896 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in Traverse County was built in 1963. 70% of homes in Traverse County were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 551 homes.

80% of occupied homes in Traverse County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Traverse County is valued at $110,100. Among occupied homes in Traverse County, 3% heat with utility gas, 27% with electricity, 56% with bottled or tank gas and 13% with fuel oil.

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

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

Browns Valley is in Traverse County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Traverse County scores 57.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 61st of 87 Minnesota counties. Traverse County scores 33.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 66th of 87 Minnesota counties. Traverse County scores 57 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 59th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Traverse County is for tornado, at 62 of 100.

Traverse County averages 24.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Traverse County is 43.4°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 Beardsley (6.3 miles), Barry (13 miles), Graceville (19 miles), Clinton (21 miles), Dumont (22 miles), Wheaton (22 miles), Johnson (26 miles) and Ortonville (28 miles). The other Traverse County communities we serve are Dumont, Tintah and Wheaton.

• Beardsley 6.3 mi
• Barry 13 mi
• Graceville 19 mi
• Clinton 21 mi
• Dumont 22 mi
• Wheaton 22 mi
• Johnson 26 mi
• Ortonville 28 mi
• Chokio 32 mi
• Odessa 33 mi

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 95 miles from Browns Valley. 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