This directory holds six roofing listings for Albert Lea, Minnesota. None of them has a Google rating matched to it yet, so what follows is contact detail rather than reputation data.
All of them are recorded in Freeborn County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Albert Lea goes through Freeborn County or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.
Hiring a roofer in Albert Lea: what this page knows
Minnesota licenses roofing contractors at state level, so a Albert Lea roofer should hold a current state license before quoting; the Minnesota roofing license rules set out the class and how to check it.
Minnesota's peak severe-weather season: May–August for severe, November–March for winter. The Minnesota storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 89 severe-weather events for Freeborn County between 2016 and 2026 — the county the listings on this page put Albert Lea in. The most recent event meeting the dataset's severity definition was a tornado rated EF1 on May 17, 2026.
We have not modeled a cost index for Albert Lea. 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 Albert Lea
6 listings
Licensing for roofers working in Albert Lea
Minnesota licenses roofing contractors at state level, and the requirement applies to work in Albert Lea. The license is issued by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.
A state license is not a substitute for local rules: the job still needs a permit and an inspection through Freeborn County or the city, and some municipalities require their own contractor registration on top of the state license.
Source: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Checked August 2026. Licensing rules change — verify before you sign anything.
What roofing work costs
We have not modeled a cost index for Albert Lea, so there is no Albert Lea 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 Freeborn County
Albert Lea has no weather record of its own — NOAA records severe weather against counties, and the listings on this page put Albert Lea in Freeborn County. These are weather records for the whole county, not an assessment of any building in Albert Lea.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 89 severe-weather events recorded against Freeborn County between 2016 and 2026: 39 thunderstorm wind events, 26 hail reports and 24 tornadoes.
Of the 26 hail reports, 24 measured 1.00 in across or larger and 2 measured under an inch. The largest on record is 3.00 in (Softball+) on May 19, 2022.
The strongest wind gust in the record is 70 kt (about 81 mph), an estimated gust, on May 29, 2018. The county record holds 24 tornadoes over the same period.
The busiest complete year in the record is 2021, with 14 events. The most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition is a tornado rated EF1 on May 17, 2026.
Events on record
89
2016–2026
Hail 1.00 in or larger
24
of 26 hail reports
Largest hail
3.00 in
Softball+ · May 19, 2022
Peak gust
70 kt
about 81 mph · May 29, 2018
Tornadoes
24
in the county record
Significant events
60
by this dataset's definition
Events recorded per year
- 2016
- 5
- 2017
- 6
- 2018
- 6
- 2019
- 9
- 2020
- 10
- 2021
- 14
- 2022
- 9
- 2023
- 3
- 2024
- 9
- 2025
- 11
- 2026*
- 7
* 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 19, 2022 -- Hail (Softball+ hail, 3.00 in)
- Dec 15, 2021 -- Tornado (EF2)
- May 29, 2018 -- Thunderstorm Wind (70 kt gust) -- $50K property damage reported
- Aug 18, 2016 -- Thunderstorm Wind (61 kt gust) -- $300K property damage reported
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.
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. $460,500 is the sum of NOAA’s recorded property-damage estimates across every event in Freeborn 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 Albert Lea, MN: questions answered from the data
How many roofing contractors are listed in Albert Lea, MN?
6 roofing listings are recorded at Albert Lea, Minnesota addresses 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 Minnesota require a roofing license?
Yes. Minnesota licenses roofing contractors at state level, so a Albert Lea roofer should hold a current state license before quoting; the Minnesota roofing license rules set out the class and how to check it. You can check a credential on the Minnesota authority's own site.
How much does a roof replacement cost in Albert Lea?
We have not modeled a cost index for Albert Lea. 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 Albert Lea?
Minnesota's peak severe-weather season: May–August for severe, November–March for winter. The Minnesota 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 Albert Lea?
In NOAA's record for Freeborn 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 tornado rated EF1 on May 17, 2026. The Freeborn 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 Albert Lea?
Every listing on this page is recorded in Freeborn County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Albert Lea goes through the county or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.