Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Nimrod, MN

• Roofing in Nimrod

  5 of the 18 hail events on record within 10 miles of Nimrod 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 Nimrod

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Nimrod from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 96 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Nimrod

  60% of homes in ZIP code 56477 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 Nimrod: 56477. ZIP code 56477 has 1,111 households; its median home was built in 1973, and 82% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56477 is $171,500, and 81% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Nimrod is valued at $77,500.

• ZIP code 56477

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 18 hail events, 7 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of Nimrod 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 June 19, 2016, near Nimrod. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Nimrod was 60 mph wind on July 8, 2020, less than 1 mile away near Nimrod. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Nimrod was on August 3, 2024: 1 in hail near Aldrich. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Nimrod was on May 12, 2022, near Sebeka. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Nimrod in that period was 96 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 7 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).

Wadena County has 6,990 housing units, and 75% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 8% of the housing units.

The median home in Wadena County was built in 1974. 59% of homes in Wadena County were built before 1980, and 20% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,308 homes.

73% of occupied homes in Wadena County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Wadena County is valued at $170,500. Among occupied homes in Wadena County, 34% heat with utility gas, 28% with electricity, 20% with bottled or tank gas, 6% with fuel oil and 11% with wood.

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

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

Nimrod is in Wadena County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Wadena County scores 25.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 82nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Wadena County scores 36.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 61st of 87 Minnesota counties. Wadena County scores 63.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 49th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Wadena County is for tornado, at 72.3 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Wadena County is 41.1°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 Sebeka (9.9 miles), Menahga (13 miles), Hubbard (15 miles), Verndale (18 miles), Wadena (18 miles), Aldrich (18 miles), Staples (19 miles) and Bluffton (20 miles). The other Wadena County communities we serve are Aldrich, Menahga, Sebeka, Staples, Verndale and Wadena.

• Sebeka 9.9 mi
• Menahga 13 mi
• Hubbard 15 mi
• Verndale 18 mi
• Wadena 18 mi
• Aldrich 18 mi
• Staples 19 mi
• Bluffton 20 mi
• Park Rapids 21 mi
• Backus 22 mi

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 38 miles from Nimrod. 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