Fayette County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Fayette County
That's Fayette County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 5 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 3.5 psf the base ground-load formula gives.
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. A modest addition to standard roof loading. Ordinary residential construction handles this without extra bracing.
Fayette County, TX: quick facts
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,257 of 2,758
- Texas rank#114 of 254
- Population25,488
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS48149
Where Fayette County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Fayette County sits at #2,257, the top 82% nationally - #114 of 254 within Texas. Texas counties average 5.4 psf; Fayette County runs 0.4 psf lower than that.
Near 29.8779°N 96.9212°W, FIPS 48149: Fayette County counts 25,488 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Fayette County
Most winters bring Fayette County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at SCHULENBURG, TX US, 14 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Fayette 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 Fayette County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)