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Davidson County, TN Roof Snow Load - 10 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Davidson County

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10 psf

That's Davidson 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 7 psf, but ASCE 7's own low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) sets a floor of 10 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 22 in. of fresh powder, 8 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 2 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.

Davidson County, TN: quick facts

Where Davidson County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Davidson County sits at #1,651, the top 60% nationally - #7 of 95 within Tennessee. 10.3 psf is Tennessee's typical county figure - Davidson County comes in 0.3 psf under it.

Near 36.1691°N 86.7848°W, FIPS 47037: Davidson County counts 729,505 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.

How much it actually snows in Davidson County

Most winters bring Davidson County roughly 4.7 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at NASHVILLE INTL AP, TN US, 6.4 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Davidson 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 Davidson County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)