Brooks County, TX Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Brooks County
That's Brooks 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.
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Brooks County in numbers
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,732 of 2,758
- Texas rank#239 of 254
- Population6,740
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.5 in.
- FIPS48047
Where Brooks County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Brooks County sits at #2,732, the top 99% nationally - #239 of 254 within Texas. That's 5.4 psf below Texas's own county-average design load of 5.4 psf.
Near 27.035°N 98.2153°W, FIPS 48047: Brooks County counts 6,740 residents and a 0 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 0 psf.
How much it actually snows in Brooks County
Most winters bring Brooks County roughly 0.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at ALICE, TX US, 48.8 mi off. That station is far enough away (48.8 mi) that local snowfall - especially at a different elevation or near a lake - can run noticeably higher or lower than this figure. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Brooks 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 Brooks County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.