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Roofers in Van Buren County, Tennessee
No state-licensed roofing contractor has a published address within 12 miles of a Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County
The National Weather Service logged 16 roof-relevant storm reports in Van Buren County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 4 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports — about 2 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.5 in (quarter-sized or larger), and 3 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 96 mph. Reports cluster in March, June and May, and 2018 was the busiest year with 4 reports.
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
The reports that matter for a roof
| Date | Event | Size or speed | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | Hail | 1.5 in hail | Estimated ping pong size hail was reported near Spencer from a tornado-warned thunderstorm. |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Hail | 1 in hail | Fall Creek Falls Golf Course reported the ground was covered by nickel to quarter size hail. |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Hail | 1 in hail | Quarter size hail was reported at the Fall Creek Falls campground. |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in hail | A Facebook report indicated dime size hail fell in Fall Creek Falls State Park. |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph $500K property damage |
Satellite imagery along with damage photos indicate a large and very damaging 10 mile wide downburst struck eastern Van Buren County. Scattered trees were snapped and uprooted in this large downburst with winds estimated from 60 to 75 mph. Within the downburst area, a smaller but much more damaging |
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, county-level events for Van Buren 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 Van Buren County
Placed by the business address the state holds, within 12 miles of a Van Buren 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 Van Buren County town. Roofers from neighbouring counties can still work here; the licence is statewide.