Amite County, MS Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Amite County
That's Amite County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 0 in. of fresh powder, 0 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 0 in. if it's turned to ice. This county’s ground snow load maps to zero - snow load is not a driver of roof design here.
Amite County, MS: quick facts
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,701 of 2,758
- Mississippi rank#79 of 82
- Population12,451
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS28005
Where Amite County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Amite County sits at #2,701, the top 98% nationally - #79 of 82 within Mississippi. Mississippi counties average 6.5 psf; Amite County runs 6.5 psf lower than that.
Near 31.2039°N 90.7955°W, FIPS 28005: Amite County counts 12,451 residents and a 0 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 0 psf.
How much it actually snows in Amite County
Most winters bring Amite County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at MCCOMB 6SW PERCY QUINN, MS US, 16.6 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Amite County's number above is ASCE 7-22's default case, not a custom calculation: ordinary residential occupancy, heated, sited on ground that's neither fully sheltered nor fully exposed. Any one of those changing - pitch, exposure, heating, occupancy - moves the real figure.
Nothing here substitutes for an address-level number. Get one free, in about a minute, from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool using your own coordinates rather than Amite County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.