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Grainger County

Roofers in Rutledge, Tennessee

1 roofing contractor with a current Tennessee licence is based within 12 miles of Rutledge, in a place where the Weather Service has logged hail up to 2.5 inches since 2016.

Licensed roofers based within 12 miles of Rutledge

Listed by where the business is, not by who it says it serves. Every one held an active Tennessee contractor licence with a roofing classification on 2026-09-17, and the address it is placed by is the one the state holds. A licence is valid statewide, so roofers further out can work here too.

Storm history within 12 miles of Rutledge

The National Weather Service logged 89 roof-relevant storm reports within 12 miles of Rutledge between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 6 hail, 81 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports — about 9 a year. The largest hail reported was 2.5 in (hen-egg-sized), and 6 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 70 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF1. Reports cluster in May, June and July, and 2018 was the busiest year with 11 reports.

Year20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Reports7511510108111093

The reports that matter for a roof

DateEventSize or speedWhat the spotter logged
May 8, 2024Hail 2.5 in hail
$100K property damage
Several reports of tennis ball sized hail from both broadcast media and public reports were received. Significant damage was inflicted in Grainger County, with farmers reporting their tomato greenhouses were significantly damaged by the hail.
May 6, 2022Hail 1.25 in hail no narrative filed
Jun 2, 2022Hail 1.25 in hail Photos showed hail the size of quarters to half dollars.
Feb 6, 2025Hail 1.25 in hail no narrative filed
May 26, 2024Hail 1 in hail no narrative filed

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, begin point within 12 miles of the USGS centre point for Rutledge. 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.

Licensing in Grainger County

A state contractor licence is required for jobs of $25,000 or more. Below that, Grainger County requires none, so a roofer's absence from this list is not evidence of anything. The Grainger County detail →