Clarke County, MS Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Clarke County
That's Clarke County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. The physics-based figure alone would be 3.5 psf, but ASCE 7's own low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) sets a floor of 5 psf for flat and low-pitch roofs here, which is the number that actually governs.
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. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.
Clarke County, MS: quick facts
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,332 of 2,758
- Mississippi rank#61 of 82
- Population15,155
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.4 in.
- FIPS28023
Where Clarke County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Clarke County sits at #2,332, the top 85% nationally - #61 of 82 within Mississippi. Mississippi counties average 6.5 psf; Clarke County runs 1.5 psf lower than that.
Near 32.0454°N 88.688°W, FIPS 28023: Clarke County counts 15,155 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Clarke County
Most winters bring Clarke County roughly 0.4 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at CRANDALL 8 N, MS US, 9.7 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Clarke 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 Clarke County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.