Faulkner County, AR Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
Faulkner County, AR: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Faulkner County's roofs are built to hold 10 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. 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.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 22 inches of fresh, light snow, 8 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 2 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. A modest addition to standard roof loading. Ordinary residential construction handles this without extra bracing.
Faulkner County at a glance
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#1,695 of 2,758
- Arkansas rank#9 of 75
- Population131,611
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal2.3 in.
- FIPS05045
Faulkner County by the numbers
Nationally that's #1,695 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 61%; within Arkansas alone, Faulkner County ranks #9 of 75. That's 0.1 psf below Arkansas's own county-average design load of 10.1 psf.
Faulkner County, FIPS 05045, is home to 131,611 people near 35.1465°N 92.3369°W. Its 10 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 10 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Faulkner County's snowfall, most winters
2.3 in. a year: that's Faulkner County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at CONWAY, AR US (9.2 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Faulkner County's number
Treat the Faulkner County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.
For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. See the methodology guide.