Bledsoe County, TN Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Bledsoe County
That's Bledsoe County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Bledsoe County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 10 psf, not the 7 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 22 in. of fresh powder, 8 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 2 in. if it's turned to ice. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.
Bledsoe County at a glance
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#1,948 of 2,758
- Tennessee rank#78 of 95
- Population15,591
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal4.3 in.
- FIPS47007
Where Bledsoe County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Bledsoe County sits at #1,948, the top 71% nationally - #78 of 95 within Tennessee. Tennessee counties average 10.3 psf; Bledsoe County runs 0.3 psf lower than that.
Near 35.5936°N 85.2059°W, FIPS 47007: Bledsoe County counts 15,591 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.
How much it actually snows in Bledsoe County
Most winters bring Bledsoe County roughly 4.3 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at PIKEVILLE, TN US, 0.8 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Bledsoe 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 Bledsoe County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)