Emergency Storm Tree Service in Murfreesboro, TN

Emergency storm tree service is about making a dangerous situation safe first and tidy second. Middle Tennessee gets severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in spring, and an occasional winter ice storm; in Murfreesboro, the April 10, 2009 EF4 tornado destroyed 117 homes, and the January 2026 ice storm that hit the Nashville region left hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans without power. After events like these, the calls are about trees through roofs, limbs hanging over driveways, and split trees leaning on fences.

First, the wires

If a tree or limb is touching a power line, stay away from it and anything it is touching, including a wet fence. Report it to Middle Tennessee Electric at 1-877-777-9020 or through its outage page. No tree company should cut near an energized line; once MTE has made the line safe, we can deal with the tree. If a tree is blocking a city street inside Murfreesboro, the city's Street Department is at 615-893-4380, with after-hours emergencies through police dispatch at 615-893-1311.

How we handle a tree on a house

A tree resting on a roof is often holding itself in a balance. Cutting the wrong piece first can drop the weight further into the house. We take the tree off in pieces from the outside in, rigging limbs so they swing away from the structure, and lift heavier sections where a crane or lift is the safest way to do it. Once the weight is off, the roof can be tarped by you or your roofer to keep the rain out until it is repaired.

Hanging limbs and split trees

After ice or wind, the most dangerous trees are often still standing: a broken limb lodged in the crown, a Bradford pear split down the middle, or a tree whose root plate has lifted on the soft side of a rain-soaked lawn. On thin soils over limestone, uprooting after heavy rain is more common than you might expect. We check these first because they can fall without warning.

Insurance and records

Take photos of the tree, the damage and the yard before anything is moved, if you can do it safely. Homeowners policies treat trees that hit a covered structure differently from trees that just fall in the yard; your insurer can tell you what your policy covers. We provide a written, itemized estimate and invoice you can submit with your claim.

Call order after a big storm

When many trees come down at once, we work in order of danger: trees on occupied houses and blocked exits first, then trees on cars, fences and outbuildings, then trees down in open yards. You can call (615) 558-8730 any time to leave details and photos, and we will call back with where you are in the line.