This directory holds a single roofing listing for Elkhart, Iowa. It is an address and contact record — no Google rating has been matched to it.
The listing is recorded in Polk County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Elkhart goes through Polk County or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.
Hiring a roofer in Elkhart: what this page knows
Iowa does not license roofers; it requires them to register with the state, and that registration covers work in Elkhart. The Iowa roofing license rules explain what a registration number does and does not tell you.
Iowa's peak severe-weather season: April–August. The Iowa storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 380 severe-weather events for Polk County between 2016 and 2026 — the county the listings on this page put Elkhart in. The most recent event meeting the dataset's severity definition was a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 kt (about 70 mph) on August 13, 2026, a preliminary report that has not yet been through NOAA's quality-control review.
We have not modeled a cost index for Elkhart. The national baseline puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000 and a repair at $250–$3,500; local labor, permit fees and access move both.
All Listings in Elkhart
1 listing
Licensing for roofers working in Elkhart
Iowa does not license roofing contractors. It requires them to register with the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing, and that requirement covers work in Elkhart.
Registration and licensure are not the same thing — a registration number records that a business completed a filing, and it sits alongside, not instead of, a permit and an inspection through Polk County or the city.
Source: Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing. Checked August 2026. Licensing rules change — verify before you sign anything.
What roofing work costs
We have not modeled a cost index for Elkhart, so there is no Elkhart figure here. These are the national baseline bands, unadjusted.
National reference bands, not quotes and not local numbers. Local labor rates, permit fees and access all move them.
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Storm history in Polk County
Elkhart has no weather record of its own — NOAA records severe weather against counties, and the listings on this page put Elkhart in Polk County. These are weather records for the whole county, not an assessment of any building in Elkhart.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 380 severe-weather events recorded against Polk County between 2016 and 2026: 202 thunderstorm wind events, 162 hail reports and 16 tornadoes.
Of the 162 hail reports, 127 measured 1.00 in across or larger and 35 measured under an inch. The largest on record is 3.25 in (Softball+) on July 9, 2021.
The strongest wind gust in the record is 74 kt (about 85 mph), a measured gust, on August 10, 2020. The county record holds 16 tornadoes over the same period.
The busiest complete year in the record is 2020, with 53 events. The most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition is a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 kt (about 70 mph) on August 13, 2026. That one is a preliminary report and has not yet been through the quality-control review that produces the permanent archive.
Events on record
380
2016–2026
Hail 1.00 in or larger
127
of 162 hail reports
Largest hail
3.25 in
Softball+ · July 9, 2021
Peak gust
74 kt
about 85 mph · August 10, 2020
Tornadoes
16
in the county record
Significant events
186
by this dataset's definition
Events recorded per year
- 2016
- 19
- 2017
- 40
- 2018
- 40
- 2019
- 48
- 2020
- 53
- 2021
- 52
- 2022
- 33
- 2023
- 11
- 2024
- 52
- 2025
- 32
- 2026*
- 0
* The most recent data year is partial. NOAA publishes storm reports on a rolling basis and the final months are still being processed, so a low count in the last year is not evidence of a quiet year. The curated archive behind these counts runs through May 31, 2026; anything later sits in the preliminary block below.
Notable events in the archive
- May 21, 2024 -- Tornado (EF2) -- $5.20M property damage reported
- Mar 5, 2022 -- Tornado (EF2) -- $75.00M property damage reported
- Jul 9, 2021 -- Hail (Softball+ hail, 3.25 in)
- Aug 10, 2020 -- Thunderstorm Wind (74 kt gust)
Selected by the dataset’s own rule rather than by editorial choice: the largest hail, the peak wind gust, the strongest tornado and the two costliest events by recorded property damage, deduplicated and newest first. Any dollar figure above is NOAA’s recorded estimate for that one event.
Preliminary — not yet in the permanent archive
20 preliminary storm reports have been filed for Polk County since June 1, 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind events and 8 hail reports. The largest hail in the window is 1.50 in (Ping Pong Ball), reported July 2, 2026. The strongest gust reported is 61 kt (about 70 mph), on July 21, 2026.
Preliminary reports covering 2026-05-31 onward come from National Weather Service storm reports filed as events occur. They have not yet been through the quality-control review that produces the permanent archive, and individual reports may later be revised, combined or withdrawn. NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
What these counts cover. County figures count events NOAA recorded against a county (hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes). High wind, winter storms, ice storms, blizzards, heavy snow, hurricanes and tropical storms are recorded against National Weather Service forecast zones rather than counties, so they are reported at state level instead. Counts reflect events that were observed and reported.
“Significant” on this page means an event meeting any one of three tests: hail 1.00 in across or larger, a wind gust of 58 kt or more (the National Weather Service severe thunderstorm criterion), or any tornado. It is a severity definition used by this dataset and is not an official NOAA classification.
The damage figure. $84,075,700 is the sum of NOAA’s recorded property-damage estimates across every event in Polk County over the period — a county total, not a figure for any one property, any one building or any one claim. NOAA records these figures as estimates made at the time of reporting. They are not adjusted for inflation, and they are frequently absent or zero — a zero means nothing was recorded, not that nothing was damaged.
Source. Archived figures come from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database, covering 2016 through May 31, 2026. Anything after that date comes from NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports and is labelled preliminary wherever it appears. Both are US Government works in the public domain.
Roofing in Elkhart, IA: questions answered from the data
How many roofing contractors are listed in Elkhart, IA?
One roofing listing is recorded at a Elkhart, Iowa address in this directory. The count is read from the directory's own database each time this page is rebuilt; a listing is a location record, and the list above shows one card per company.
Does Iowa require a roofing license?
No — it requires registration instead. Iowa does not license roofers; it requires them to register with the state, and that registration covers work in Elkhart. The Iowa roofing license rules explain what a registration number does and does not tell you. You can check a credential on the Iowa authority's own site.
How much does a roof replacement cost in Elkhart?
We have not modeled a cost index for Elkhart. The national baseline puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000 and a repair at $250–$3,500; local labor, permit fees and access move both. Nobody has priced your roof from this page; the only number worth planning around is a written quote from a contractor who has been on it.
When is storm season in Elkhart?
Iowa's peak severe-weather season: April–August. The Iowa storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. Season boundaries are National Weather Service climatology for the state, not a forecast for any one property.
What was the most recent severe storm recorded near Elkhart?
In NOAA's record for Polk County, the most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition — hail 1.00 in or larger, a 58 kt gust, or any tornado — was a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 kt (about 70 mph) on August 13, 2026, a preliminary report not yet through quality-control review. The Polk County storm history on this page shows the full 2016–2026 record; it describes weather that happened, not the condition of any building.
Which county handles roofing permits in Elkhart?
Every listing on this page is recorded in Polk County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Elkhart goes through the county or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.