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Knox County

Roofers in Karns, Tennessee

32 roofing contractors with a current Tennessee licence are based within 12 miles of Karns, in a place where the Weather Service has logged hail up to 1.75 inches since 2016.

Licensed roofers based within 12 miles of Karns

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 Karns

The National Weather Service logged 195 roof-relevant storm reports within 12 miles of Karns between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 47 hail, 147 damaging-wind and 1 tornado report — about 20 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.75 in (golf-ball-sized), and 44 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 72 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF2. Reports cluster in May, July and June, and 2016 was the busiest year with 33 reports.

Year20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Reports33151022138132818314

The reports that matter for a roof

DateEventSize or speedWhat the spotter logged
May 2, 2016Hail 1.75 in hail Golf ball sized hail was reported at Farragut.
Mar 21, 2017Hail 1.75 in hail Golf ball size hail was reported near Clinton Highway and Schaad Road.
Apr 22, 2017Hail 1.75 in hail Golf ball sized hail was reported in Knoxville as well as several locations in the surrounding vicinity.
Apr 10, 2025Hail 1.75 in hail no narrative filed
Apr 10, 2025Hail 1.75 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 Karns. 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 Knox County

Knox County is one of nine counties where residential jobs between $3,000 and $24,999 need a Home Improvement licence, on top of the state licence required at $25,000. The Knox County detail →