This directory holds three roofing listings for Portage, Wisconsin. 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 Columbia County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Portage goes through Columbia County or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.
Hiring a roofer in Portage: what this page knows
Wisconsin does not license roofers; it requires them to register with the state, and that registration covers work in Portage. The Wisconsin roofing license rules explain what a registration number does and does not tell you.
Wisconsin's peak severe-weather season: May–August for severe, November–March for winter. The Wisconsin storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 100 severe-weather events for Columbia County between 2016 and 2026 — the county the listings on this page put Portage in. The most recent event meeting the dataset's severity definition was a thunderstorm wind gust of 59 kt (about 68 mph) on July 9, 2026, a preliminary report that has not yet been through NOAA's quality-control review.
We have not modeled a cost index for Portage. 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 Portage
3 listings
Licensing for roofers working in Portage
Wisconsin does not license roofing contractors. It requires them to register with the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, and that requirement covers work in Portage.
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 Columbia County or the city.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. Checked August 2026. Licensing rules change — verify before you sign anything.
What roofing work costs
We have not modeled a cost index for Portage, so there is no Portage 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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Same county, same inspections department, same code — these are the other Columbia County places this directory has roofers for.
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Storm history in Columbia County
Portage has no weather record of its own — NOAA records severe weather against counties, and the listings on this page put Portage in Columbia County. These are weather records for the whole county, not an assessment of any building in Portage.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 100 severe-weather events recorded against Columbia County between 2016 and 2026: 68 thunderstorm wind events, 28 hail reports and 4 tornadoes.
Of the 28 hail reports, 19 measured 1.00 in across or larger and 9 measured under an inch. The largest on record is 1.75 in (Golf Ball) on June 16, 2018.
The strongest wind gust in the record is 78 kt (about 90 mph), an estimated gust, on July 21, 2016. The county record holds four tornadoes over the same period.
The busiest complete year in the record is 2018, with 17 events. The most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition is a thunderstorm wind gust of 59 kt (about 68 mph) on July 9, 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
100
2016–2026
Hail 1.00 in or larger
19
of 28 hail reports
Largest hail
1.75 in
Golf Ball · June 16, 2018
Peak gust
78 kt
about 90 mph · July 21, 2016
Tornadoes
4
in the county record
Significant events
43
by this dataset's definition
Events recorded per year
- 2016
- 7
- 2017
- 9
- 2018
- 17
- 2019
- 5
- 2020
- 10
- 2021
- 7
- 2022
- 16
- 2023
- 12
- 2024
- 6
- 2025
- 7
- 2026*
- 4
* 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
- Jul 28, 2021 -- Tornado (EF1) -- $500K property damage reported
- Jun 2, 2020 -- Thunderstorm Wind (65 kt gust) -- $75K property damage reported
- Jun 16, 2018 -- Hail (Golf Ball hail, 1.75 in)
- Jul 21, 2016 -- Thunderstorm Wind (78 kt gust) -- $20K 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
5 preliminary storm reports have been filed for Columbia County since June 1, 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind events and 1 hail report. The largest hail in the window is 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar), reported July 1, 2026. The strongest gust reported is 63 kt (about 72 mph), on June 10, 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. $1,151,500 is the sum of NOAA’s recorded property-damage estimates across every event in Columbia 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 Portage, WI: questions answered from the data
How many roofing contractors are listed in Portage, WI?
3 roofing listings are recorded at Portage, Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin require a roofing license?
No — it requires registration instead. Wisconsin does not license roofers; it requires them to register with the state, and that registration covers work in Portage. The Wisconsin roofing license rules explain what a registration number does and does not tell you. You can check a credential on the Wisconsin authority's own site.
How much does a roof replacement cost in Portage?
We have not modeled a cost index for Portage. 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 Portage?
Wisconsin's peak severe-weather season: May–August for severe, November–March for winter. The Wisconsin 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 Portage?
In NOAA's record for Columbia 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 59 kt (about 68 mph) on July 9, 2026, a preliminary report not yet through quality-control review. The Columbia 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 Portage?
Every listing on this page is recorded in Columbia County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Portage goes through the county or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.