Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in West Seventh - Fort Road, St. Paul, MN

• Gutters in West Seventh - Fort Road

  Ramsey County averages 33 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 West Seventh - Fort Road

  10 of the 35 hail events on record within 5 miles of the center of West Seventh - Fort Road 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 West Seventh - Fort Road

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 5 miles of the center of West Seventh - Fort Road from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 68 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in West Seventh - Fort Road

  72% of homes in ZIP code 55102 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.

West Seventh - Fort Road is a district council area in St. Paul, in Ramsey County. Its mapped center is about 1.9 miles southwest of the center of St. Paul. From our Farmington office it is about 20 miles to the north. Its mapped boundary covers about 2.8 square miles. The center of West Seventh - Fort Road is in ZIP code 55102. The name and location come from the City of Saint Paul district council map.

West Seventh - Fort Road is part of St. Paul, and the city-level record applies to it: St. Paul has 307,762 residents in 123,067 households (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year).

The nearest other mapped neighborhoods, measured center to center, are Summit Hill (less than 1 mile northwest), Summit-University (1.6 miles north), West Side (1.8 miles east), Macalester-Groveland (2.4 miles west), Frogtown (2.5 miles north) and Highland Park (2.5 miles southwest).

Source: neighborhood names, centers and boundaries: City of Saint Paul district council map; distances are straight lines between mapped centers.

Our data has no housing figures for West Seventh - Fort Road on its own. The figures below are for ZIP code 55102, which contains the center of West Seventh - Fort Road; a ZIP code usually takes in more than one neighborhood.

ZIP code 55102 has 11,582 housing units (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year).

The median home in ZIP code 55102 was built in 1939 or earlier. 72% of homes in ZIP code 55102 were built before 1980, and 18% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 5,898 homes.

46% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55102 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55102 is valued at $280,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55102, 64% heat with utility gas, 29% with electricity and 2% with bottled or tank gas.

• More about ZIP code 55102

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55102 (not for West Seventh - Fort Road alone).

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 35 hail events, 35 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 5 miles of the center of West Seventh - Fort Road 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 August 11, 2023, near Mendota. 10 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of West Seventh - Fort Road was 58 mph wind on October 3, 2018, less than 1 mile away near St. Paul. The most recent hail event within 5 miles of the center of West Seventh - Fort Road was on July 27, 2025: 1.75 in hail near Falcon Heights. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 5 miles of the center of West Seventh - Fort Road was on July 28, 2025, near South St. Paul. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 5 miles of the center of West Seventh - Fort Road in that period was 68 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 26 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over St. Paul on 3 days from January 2025 on, most recently June 19, 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 (for the city of St. Paul).

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).

West Seventh - Fort Road is in Ramsey County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Ramsey County scores 99 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 2nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Ramsey County scores 90.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 11th of 87 Minnesota counties. Ramsey County scores 92.2 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 7th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Ramsey County is for cold wave, at 99.1 of 100.

Ramsey County averages 33 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Ramsey County is 45.4°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 20 miles from West Seventh - Fort Road. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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