This directory holds three roofing listings for Forest Lake, Minnesota. None of them has a Google rating matched to it yet, so what follows is contact detail rather than reputation data.
Two of them are recorded in Washington County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Forest Lake goes through Washington County or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.
Hiring a roofer in Forest Lake: what this page knows
Minnesota licenses roofing contractors at state level, so a Forest Lake 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 112 severe-weather events for Washington County between 2016 and 2026 — the county the listings on this page put Forest Lake in. The most recent event meeting the dataset's severity definition was a hail report measuring 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar) on June 19, 2026, a preliminary report that has not yet been through NOAA's quality-control review.
We have not modeled a cost index for Forest Lake. 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 Forest Lake
3 listings
Roofers within 20 miles of Forest Lake
Forest Lake has 3 roofing listings of its own, shown above. 115 more listings are based in other towns within 20 miles. Below are the top 12, one card per company, ranked the same way as the list above: verified listings first, then by Google reviews, rating and name.
Each card names the town the business is based in and its straight-line distance from Forest Lake. Being based nearby is not the same as working in Forest Lake — ask whether they cover your address.
Licensing for roofers working in Forest Lake
Minnesota licenses roofing contractors at state level, and the requirement applies to work in Forest Lake. 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 Washington 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 Forest Lake, so there is no Forest Lake 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.
All roofing cost guidesOther Washington County towns with listings
Same county, same inspections department, same code — these are the other Washington County places this directory has roofers for.
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Storm history in Washington County
Forest Lake has no weather record of its own — NOAA records severe weather against counties, and the listings on this page put Forest Lake in Washington County. These are weather records for the whole county, not an assessment of any building in Forest Lake.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 112 severe-weather events recorded against Washington County between 2016 and 2026: 80 hail reports, 27 thunderstorm wind events and 5 tornadoes.
Of the 80 hail reports, 69 measured 1.00 in across or larger and 11 measured under an inch. The largest on record is 2.00 in (Baseball) on August 5, 2019.
The strongest wind gust in the record is 65 kt (about 75 mph), an estimated gust, on July 12, 2017. The county record holds five tornadoes over the same period.
The busiest complete year in the record is 2022, with 40 events. The most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition is a hail report measuring 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar) on June 19, 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
112
2016–2026
Hail 1.00 in or larger
69
of 80 hail reports
Largest hail
2.00 in
Baseball · August 5, 2019
Peak gust
65 kt
about 75 mph · July 12, 2017
Tornadoes
5
in the county record
Significant events
78
by this dataset's definition
Events recorded per year
- 2016
- 10
- 2017
- 15
- 2018
- 4
- 2019
- 7
- 2020
- 8
- 2021
- 3
- 2022
- 40
- 2023
- 4
- 2024
- 9
- 2025
- 11
- 2026*
- 1
* 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
- Aug 5, 2019 -- Hail (Baseball hail, 2.00 in)
- Jul 28, 2019 -- Tornado (EF1) -- $1.50M property damage reported
- Jul 12, 2017 -- Thunderstorm Wind (65 kt gust)
- May 16, 2017 -- Hail (Golf Ball hail, 1.75 in) -- $250K 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.
Preliminary — not yet in the permanent archive
4 preliminary storm reports have been filed for Washington County since June 1, 2026: 3 hail reports and 1 thunderstorm wind event. The largest hail in the window is 1.25 in (Quarter - Half Dollar), reported June 19, 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. $1,855,000 is the sum of NOAA’s recorded property-damage estimates across every event in Washington 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 Forest Lake, MN: questions answered from the data
How many roofing contractors are listed in Forest Lake, MN?
3 roofing listings are recorded at Forest Lake, 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 Forest Lake 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 Forest Lake?
We have not modeled a cost index for Forest Lake. 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 Forest Lake?
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 Forest Lake?
In NOAA's record for Washington 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 hail report measuring 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar) on June 19, 2026, a preliminary report not yet through quality-control review. The Washington 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 Forest Lake?
Most listings on this page are recorded in Washington County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Forest Lake goes through the county or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.