Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in St. Leo, MN

• Gutters in St. Leo

  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 St. Leo

  2 of the 3 hail events on record within 10 miles of St. Leo 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 St. Leo

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of St. Leo 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 St. Leo

  71% of homes in ZIP code 56264 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 St. Leo: 56264. ZIP code 56264 has 844 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 56264 is $178,900, and 81% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied.

• ZIP code 56264

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 3 hail events, 4 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of St. Leo 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 May 9, 2022, near Porter. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of St. Leo was 64 mph wind on May 12, 2022, 6.1 miles away near Boyd. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of St. Leo was on May 9, 2022: 1.75 in hail near Porter. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of St. Leo was on June 28, 2025, near Taunton. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of St. Leo in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 5 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).

St. Leo 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 Porter (7.7 miles), Taunton (8.5 miles), Canby (11 miles), Minneota (11 miles), Boyd (12 miles), Clarkfield (13 miles), Dawson (15 miles) and Ghent (16 miles). The other Yellow Medicine County communities we serve are Canby, Clarkfield, Echo, Granite Falls, Hanley Falls, Hazel Run, Porter and Wood Lake.

• Porter 7.7 mi
• Taunton 8.5 mi
• Canby 11 mi
• Minneota 11 mi
• Boyd 12 mi
• Clarkfield 13 mi
• Dawson 15 mi
• Ghent 16 mi
• Hazel Run 17 mi
• Ivanhoe 20 mi

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 23 miles from St. Leo. 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