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Roofers in Benton County, Tennessee
No state-licensed roofing contractor has a published address within 12 miles of a Benton County town. A state contractor licence is required here only for jobs of $25,000 or more; smaller re-roofs need none.
Who has to be licensed here
- $25,000 and up
- Tennessee contractor licence with the BC-21 roofing classification (or a building classification that includes it), for the prime contractor and for any roofing subcontractor whose share is $25,000 or more.
- $3,000 to $24,999
- No state licence required in Benton County. The Home Improvement licence applies only in Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Haywood, Knox, Marion, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby.
- Under $3,000
- No state licence in any county.
Source: Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors. The licence rules in full →
Storm history in Benton County
The National Weather Service logged 82 roof-relevant storm reports in Benton County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 26 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports — about 8 a year. The largest hail reported was 2 in (hen-egg-sized), and 24 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 86 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF2. Reports cluster in June, March and May, and 2025 was the busiest year with 15 reports.
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
The reports that matter for a roof
| Date | Event | Size or speed | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Hail | 2 in hail | no narrative filed |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in hail | no narrative filed |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in hail | Golf ball sized hail, about a quarter mile east of the courthouse. |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in hail | no narrative filed |
| Mar 27, 2017 | Hail | 1.5 in hail | no narrative filed |
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, county-level events for Benton County. Retrieved 2026-09-17. A report is what a spotter, cooperative observer or emergency manager sent the Weather Service; counties with more spotters log more storms. None of this says whether a particular roof was damaged.
Licensed roofers based in and around Benton County
Placed by the business address the state holds, within 12 miles of a Benton County town, never by a claimed service area. A Tennessee licence is valid statewide, so roofers further out can work here too; these are the closest.
No licensed roofer has a published address within 12 miles of a Benton County town. Roofers from neighbouring counties can still work here; the licence is statewide.