Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Wadena, MN

• Roofing in Wadena

  8 of the 33 hail events on record within 10 miles of Wadena 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 Wadena

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Wadena from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 94 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Wadena

  64% of homes in ZIP code 56482 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 Wadena: 56482. ZIP code 56482 has 3,147 households; its median home was built in 1970, and 68% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56482 is $168,000, and 66% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Wadena is valued at $158,700.

• ZIP code 56482

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 33 hail events, 20 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Wadena 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 4 inches on August 3, 2024, near Wadena. 8 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Wadena was 0.75 in hail on August 20, 2019, less than 1 mile away near Wadena. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Wadena was on August 3, 2024: 1 in hail near Verndale. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Wadena was on May 15, 2025, near Wadena. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Wadena in that period was 94 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 14 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Wadena on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently September 12, 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).

Wadena 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 Bluffton (5.3 miles), Verndale (6.5 miles), Hewitt (8.6 miles), Deer Creek (9.9 miles), Aldrich (10 miles), New York Mills (13 miles), Bertha (13 miles) and Sebeka (13 miles). The other Wadena County communities we serve are Aldrich, Menahga, Nimrod, Sebeka, Staples and Verndale.

• Bluffton 5.3 mi
• Verndale 6.5 mi
• Hewitt 8.6 mi
• Deer Creek 9.9 mi
• Aldrich 10 mi
• New York Mills 13 mi
• Bertha 13 mi
• Sebeka 13 mi
• Staples 17 mi
• Henning 17 mi

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 45 miles from Wadena. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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