Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Staples, MN

• Roofing in Staples

  4 of the 23 hail events on record within 10 miles of Staples 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 Staples

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Staples 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 Staples

  59% of homes in ZIP code 56479 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 Staples: 56479. ZIP code 56479 has 2,001 households; its median home was built in 1975, and 76% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56479 is $177,500, and 79% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Staples is valued at $119,300.

• ZIP code 56479

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 23 hail events, 2 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of Staples 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 1.75 inches on August 3, 2024, near Staples. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Staples was 64 mph wind on July 17, 2020, less than 1 mile away near Staples. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Staples was on September 12, 2025: 1 in hail near Motley. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Staples was on May 30, 2022, near Aldrich. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Staples in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 12 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Staples on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 29, 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).

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).

Staples 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 Aldrich (6.6 miles), Motley (8 miles), Verndale (10 miles), Hewitt (14 miles), Bertha (14 miles), Pillager (16 miles), Wadena (17 miles) and Eagle Bend (18 miles). The other Wadena County communities we serve are Aldrich, Menahga, Nimrod, Sebeka, Verndale and Wadena.

• Aldrich 6.6 mi
• Motley 8 mi
• Verndale 10 mi
• Hewitt 14 mi
• Bertha 14 mi
• Pillager 16 mi
• Wadena 17 mi
• Eagle Bend 18 mi
• Clarissa 18 mi
• Nimrod 19 mi

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 29 miles from Staples. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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