Repair King has inspected and repaired roofs on both sides of Sartell, from the Pinecone Villas townhomes, where we chalk-marked hail on every building after the August 2021 storm, to newer two-story homes near Pinecone Road and split-levels closer to the river. We walk every slope, chalk-mark hail hits, photograph what we find, and pull the City of Sartell building permit before work starts.
Many Minnesota policies give you one year from the hail date. You shouldn't have to know that date, so we checked local weather and meteorology reports for you.
Local weather reports show 1″ hail near Sartell on August 7, 2026. Here is the time left on that one-year mark.
One-year mark:
No 1″+ hail reported near Sartell in the last 12 months. The last report was 1″ near Sartell on August 7, 2026. If hail hits today, here is what one year really looks like:
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Hail dates: local weather and meteorology reports near Sartell. Winter: local weather records for Minneapolis-St. Paul, 30 winters, July 1996 to June 2026: an average of 107 days a year never get above 40°F (range 76 to 136). General information, not legal advice. Your policy's "Suit Against Us" section sets your actual deadline, and some claims get two years (Minn. Stat. §65A.01) instead of one (§65A.26).
Our largest Sartell job is a multi-building one: the Pinecone Villas townhomes. Townhome roofs share ridges, valleys and gutters between units, so we document each building on its own and keep the photos organized by unit for the owner or manager.
One-level townhomes with brick wainscot, tan siding and attached garages. In September 2021, a few weeks after 1.5-inch hail was reported near Sartell, we walked the roofs, chalk-marked test squares on each slope, and photographed the siding, downspouts and vents.
Sartell grew up around a Mississippi River paper mill and has kept growing ever since. The roofs we work on reflect that growth, from older homes near downtown to newer two-story developments further from the river.
Sartell's oldest streets sit closest to the Mississippi River and the site of the old paper mill, which ran from 1907 until an explosion ended operations in 2012. Homes here tend to be older with more layered roofing and established trees.
City Hall, Pinecone Central Park and the Scheels Athletic Complex anchor this newer part of town, surrounded by two-story and split-level homes built over the last two decades.
Neighborhoods near Watab Park and the Watab Creek Park area sit along the river's edge, with more mature landscaping and a mix of home styles.
Sartell has been one of the faster-growing cities in Central Minnesota, and the newer subdivisions on its edges have less roof history to go on. We document baseline condition on these roofs so there's a clear record for the next storm.
Real Sartell jobs from our job albums, with photos our crews took on site. We describe what the photos show, not outcomes or dollar amounts.
Sartell sits just downstream from St. Cloud in Stearns County's active hail corridor. Local storm reports put 1.75" hail near our Sartell job sites on May 12, 2022, and 1.5" hail on May 9, 2022 and August 28, 2021, with the largest hail on record since 2015 measuring 2.5" on July 26, 2019. Hail that size can bruise shingles and dent gutters and vent caps without any obvious sign from the ground.
| Date | Type | What was reported | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Hail | 1" hail reported | Shingles, roof vents, gutters, siding, window screens |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Wind | Damaging wind reported (trees/limbs down) | Missing or creased shingles, ridge caps, flashing, siding |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Wind | Damaging wind reported (trees/limbs down) | Missing or creased shingles, ridge caps, flashing, siding |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Wind | Damaging wind reported (trees/limbs down) | Missing or creased shingles, ridge caps, flashing, siding |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Hail | 1" hail reported | Shingles, roof vents, gutters, siding, window screens |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Wind | 61 mph wind gust measured | Missing or creased shingles, ridge caps, flashing, siding |
Source: Local weather and meteorology reports within 3 miles of Sartell properties Repair King has worked on, through September 2026. Reports are from trained spotters and the public; hail can hit a street without a report.
Our free Roof & Storm Report looks up hail and wind history for your exact address, not just the city.
Photos taken by Repair King crews at Sartell properties, from our job albums and CompanyCam.
The City of Sartell requires a building permit for re-roofing, siding, and window or door replacement. Repair King pulls the permit under our Minnesota contractor license (BC695228) through the city's Building Inspections department and schedules the required inspections.
Homes in some Sartell developments carry association or covenant rules on shingle color and style. Tell us your address and we'll factor that into your project timeline.
Ice-and-water shield along eaves and valleys is required under the Minnesota State Building Code, which Sartell enforces on every re-roof we pull a permit for.
Sartell grew up around a paper mill on the Mississippi River. Watab Pulp and Paper broke ground in 1905, and the Sartell Dam and mill were both running by 1907; the mill operated for over a century before an explosion ended production in 2012. The city has kept growing since, passing roughly 19,900 residents and adding parks like Pinecone Central Park, home to the Sartell Baseball Association, and Watab Park along the river. Our Sartell jobs run from older homes near that original mill site to newer two-story construction farther from downtown.
Yes. The City of Sartell requires a building permit for re-roofing. Repair King pulls the permit under our Minnesota contractor license and schedules the city's inspections.
Yes, under the Minnesota State Building Code that Sartell enforces, ice-and-water shield is required along eaves and in valleys on residential re-roofs.
Yes. We inspected the Pinecone Villas townhomes in Sartell in September 2021, marking test squares on every slope and photographing siding, downspouts and vents building by building, so the owner had a record for each unit.
The Sartell paper mill ran from 1907 until an explosion ended operations in 2012. It shaped the city's original neighborhoods along the Mississippi River, some of the oldest housing stock we work on in Sartell.
Local storm reports show 1.75-inch hail near Sartell on May 12, 2022, and 1.5-inch hail on May 9, 2022 and August 28, 2021. Run a free Roof & Storm Report for your exact address.
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