Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Wood Lake, MN

• Gutters in Wood Lake

  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 Wood Lake

  1 of the 19 hail events on record within 10 miles of Wood Lake 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 Wood Lake

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Wood Lake from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 85 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Wood Lake

  86% of homes in ZIP code 56297 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 Wood Lake: 56297. ZIP code 56297 has 343 households; its median home was built in 1942, and 97% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56297 is $120,300, and 87% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Wood Lake is valued at $85,000.

• ZIP code 56297

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 19 hail events, 18 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of Wood Lake 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 inches on July 13, 2024, near Wood Lake. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Wood Lake was 1 in hail on July 13, 2024, less than 1 mile away near Wood Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Wood Lake was on July 13, 2024: 1 in hail near Wood Lake. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Wood Lake was on September 4, 2025, near Granite Falls. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Wood Lake in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 11 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Wood Lake on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently August 21, 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).

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).

Wood Lake 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 Hanley Falls (5 miles), Echo (6.4 miles), Cottonwood (7.3 miles), Belview (11 miles), Granite Falls (11 miles), Hazel Run (11 miles), Vesta (12 miles) and Sacred Heart (13 miles). The other Yellow Medicine County communities we serve are Canby, Clarkfield, Echo, Granite Falls, Hanley Falls, Hazel Run, Porter and St. Leo.

• Hanley Falls 5 mi
• Echo 6.4 mi
• Cottonwood 7.3 mi
• Belview 11 mi
• Granite Falls 11 mi
• Hazel Run 11 mi
• Vesta 12 mi
• Sacred Heart 13 mi
• Seaforth 16 mi
• Milroy 16 mi

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 19 miles from Wood Lake. 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