Bowie County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Bowie County
That's Bowie County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. 3.5 psf is what the ground-load formula alone gives; Bowie County's 5 psf low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) beats it, so that figure is the one that governs on flat and low-pitch roofs.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 11 in. of fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 1 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.
Bowie County at a glance
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,147 of 2,758
- Texas rank#70 of 254
- Population91,992
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal1.8 in.
- FIPS48037
Where Bowie County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Bowie County sits at #2,147, the top 78% nationally - #70 of 254 within Texas. That's 0.4 psf below Texas's own county-average design load of 5.4 psf.
Near 33.4461°N 94.4224°W, FIPS 48037: Bowie County counts 91,992 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Bowie County
Most winters bring Bowie County roughly 1.8 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at NEW BOSTON, TX US, 1 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Bowie 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 Bowie County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.