Conecuh County, AL Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
How much snow is too much for a roof in Conecuh County, AL?
5 psf: that's what ASCE 7-22 requires a typical heated home's roof in Conecuh County to carry. 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.
Picture it, not just weigh it: 11 in. if it's fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles, or a mere 1 in. if it's ice. A modest addition to standard roof loading. Ordinary residential construction handles this without extra bracing.
Conecuh County, AL: quick facts
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,373 of 2,758
- Alabama rank#52 of 67
- Population11,109
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.5 in.
- FIPS01035
How Conecuh County compares
5 psf ranks #2,373 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 86%) - and #52 of 67 in Alabama. Alabama counties average 5.6 psf; Conecuh County runs 0.6 psf lower than that.
Population 11,109 (FIPS 01035), roughly 31.4309°N 86.9887°W. The 5 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 5 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.
Typical snowfall in Conecuh County, AL
NOAA's 30-year normal for Conecuh County: 0.5 in. of snow a year, from the EVERGREEN, AL US station. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
What this Conecuh County figure assumes
This is a county-level reference figure for a typical heated home built to Risk Category II (ordinary residential), on a partially exposed lot - the assumptions ASCE 7-22 itself treats as the default case. A steeper roof, a fully exposed hilltop lot, an unheated structure, or a higher risk category all change the actual number.
Conecuh County's permit office wants an address-specific figure, not this county average - the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool is free, takes under a minute, and outputs a PDF most reviewers accept. (How this figure is calculated.)