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Roofers in Memphis, Tennessee

21 roofing contractors with a current Tennessee licence are based within 12 miles of Memphis, in a place where the Weather Service has logged hail up to 1.5 inches since 2016.

Licensed roofers based within 12 miles of Memphis

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.

Excellent Roofing, Inc.

Active licence on the state roster

Roof Replacement · Roof Repair · Gutters · Vinyl Siding

Phone
not on file
Website
none

Re-roof permits in Memphis

Building permits in Memphis, Germantown, Arlington, Lakeland, Millington and unincorporated Shelby County are issued by the Memphis and Shelby County Office of Construction Code Enforcement under the 2021 International Residential Code. Its pages do not state in plain words whether a re-roof needs a permit; ask before the tear-off.

Office
Memphis and Shelby County Office of Construction Code Enforcement
Address
6465 Mullins Station Road, Memphis, TN 38134
Phone
901-222-8300
Online
aca-prod.accela.com/SHELBYCO/Cap/CapHome.aspx
Code
2021 International Residential Code

Source: Develop901, Construction Enforcement; Shelby County residential permit procedures. Read 2026-09-17. The office details are from the jurisdiction's own page; whether a re-roof needs a permit there is not stated on it and is not asserted here.

Storm history within 12 miles of Memphis

The National Weather Service logged 121 roof-relevant storm reports within 12 miles of Memphis between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 19 hail, 101 damaging-wind and 1 tornado report — about 12 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.5 in (quarter-sized or larger), and 12 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 90 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF1. Reports cluster in July, May and April, and 2023 was the busiest year with 24 reports.

Year20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Reports5231315965246114

The reports that matter for a roof

DateEventSize or speedWhat the spotter logged
Sep 5, 2023Hail 1.5 in hail
$5K property damage		 Large hail up to ping-pong size lasted for approximately five minutes resulting in small dents to a car.
Aug 9, 2023Hail 1.5 in hail no narrative filed
May 13, 2022Hail 1.25 in hail MPING report: Half dollar-sized hail fell three miles southeast of Downtown Memphis.
Mar 1, 2017Hail 1 in hail no narrative filed
May 20, 2018Hail 1 in hail Nickel to quarter size.

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 Memphis. 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 Shelby County

Shelby 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 Shelby County detail →