Storm Damage Tree Removal in Farragut, TN

Farragut has been touched by tornadoes twice in recent memory. During the April 27, 2011 Super Outbreak, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF0 tornado in Farragut that tracked from Kingston Pike toward Smith Road. On August 7, 2023, an EF2 tornado touched down near Yarnell Road and North Campbell Station Road, about four miles south-southwest of Karns, and reached its peak winds of about 130 mph near Lovell Crossing, just east of Farragut, before crossing Pellissippi Parkway. That storm brought down more than 200 trees across West Knox County.

The February 2015 ice storm also caused heavy limb breakage across Knox County, and windstorms in 2025 brought trees down in West Knoxville. For Farragut homeowners, the lesson is simple: severe weather here is not rare, and the big trees around your home are worth checking before the next storm rather than after.

Much of Farragut is made up of planned subdivisions built since the 1970s and 1980s, many with homeowners associations, wooded buffers, entrance landscaping and common areas. Trees in these neighborhoods range from big hardwoods left when the land was developed to ornamental trees planted around homes and entrances.

Each group has its own risks. Older trees left during construction may have root damage from grading and compaction that shows up as decline years later. Trees at the edges of wooded buffers are more exposed to wind than they were when the land was forest. Fast-growing ornamentals like Bradford pear tend to split apart as they mature. We work with homeowners and HOA boards to inspect trees, prioritize hazards and plan pruning and removals over time. Our construction damage page explains how building work affects trees.

If a tree comes through your roof, clear everyone out of those rooms first, and keep the whole family away from any fallen wire until the utility has been called. Photos taken from a safe distance will help later with the insurance claim.

Then call us at (865) 294-0062. Before the first cut we work out how the tree is balanced on the house, then lift it off in pieces and clean up the yard. Afterward, we look over your remaining trees for storm damage that is easy to miss, such as fresh cracks, hung-up branches and roots that have started to lift. Our emergency tree services page explains the full process.