Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Granite Falls, MN

• Gutters in Granite Falls

  Yellow Medicine County averages 29.3 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 Granite Falls

  3 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Granite Falls from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 79 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Granite Falls

  70% of homes in ZIP code 56241 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.

Our pages cover 1 ZIP code of Granite Falls: 56241. ZIP code 56241 has 1,695 households; its median home was built in 1967, and 84% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56241 is $154,500, and 79% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Granite Falls is valued at $139,700.

• ZIP code 56241

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 11 hail events, 30 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of Granite Falls 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 June 20, 2019, near Hazel Run. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Granite Falls was 70 mph wind on July 16, 2016, less than 1 mile away near Granite Falls. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Granite Falls was on September 21, 2024: 1 in hail near Sacred Heart. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Granite Falls was on September 4, 2025, near Granite Falls. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Granite Falls in that period was 79 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 9 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).

Yellow Medicine County has 4,512 housing units, and 89% 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 2% of the housing units.

The median home in Yellow Medicine County was built in 1956. 79% of homes in Yellow Medicine County were built before 1980, and 9% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,615 homes.

84% of occupied homes in Yellow Medicine County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Yellow Medicine County is valued at $148,200. Among occupied homes in Yellow Medicine County, 44% heat with utility gas, 20% with electricity, 29% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

• Year-built table and more on the Yellow Medicine County page

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

Granite Falls is in Yellow Medicine County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Yellow Medicine County scores 60.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 57th of 87 Minnesota counties. Yellow Medicine County scores 51 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 49th of 87 Minnesota counties. Yellow Medicine County scores 74.1 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 34th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Yellow Medicine County is for winter weather, at 74.1 of 100.

Yellow Medicine County averages 29.3 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Yellow Medicine County is 44.9°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 Maynard (7.4 miles), Hanley Falls (9.1 miles), Sacred Heart (9.4 miles), Hazel Run (9.8 miles), Wood Lake (11 miles), Montevideo (13 miles), Clara City (13 miles) and Clarkfield (13 miles). The other Yellow Medicine County communities we serve are Canby, Clarkfield, Echo, Hanley Falls, Hazel Run, Porter, St. Leo and Wood Lake.

• Maynard 7.4 mi
• Hanley Falls 9.1 mi
• Sacred Heart 9.4 mi
• Hazel Run 9.8 mi
• Wood Lake 11 mi
• Montevideo 13 mi
• Clara City 13 mi
• Clarkfield 13 mi
• Echo 15 mi
• Cottonwood 15 mi

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 28 miles from Granite Falls. 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