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Roofers in McMinn County, Tennessee

2 state-licensed roofing contractors are based within 12 miles of a McMinn 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 McMinn 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 McMinn County

The National Weather Service logged 81 roof-relevant storm reports in McMinn County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 6 hail, 73 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports — about 8 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.75 in (golf-ball-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 75 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF2. Reports cluster in June, May and July, and 2018 was the busiest year with 13 reports.

Year2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Reports10613810471238

The reports that matter for a roof

DateEventSize or speedWhat the spotter logged
Apr 25, 2020Hail 1.75 in hail Dime to golf ball sized hail reported on county road 613 between Athens and Etowah.
Apr 22, 2016Hail 1 in hail Quarter sized hail was reported.
Mar 17, 2018Hail 1 in hail Quarter size hail was reported at Athens.
May 6, 2022Hail 1 in hail no narrative filed
Jun 17, 2022Hail 1 in hail A photo from social media showed a one inch diameter hail stone.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, county-level events for McMinn 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 McMinn County

Placed by the business address the state holds, within 12 miles of a McMinn 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.