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Fulton County, KY Roof Snow Load - 15 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Fulton County

Moderate
15 psf

That's Fulton County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 15 psf - higher than the 10.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 33 in. of fresh powder, 12 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 3 in. if it's turned to ice. This is a meaningful design load - most modern-code homes handle it fine, though an addition, a carport or a flat-roofed section can be a weak spot.

Fulton County at a glance

Where Fulton County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Fulton County sits at #1,594, the top 58% nationally - #115 of 120 within Kentucky. 15.7 psf is Kentucky's typical county figure - Fulton County comes in 0.7 psf under it.

Near 36.5525°N 89.1877°W, FIPS 21075: Fulton County counts 6,282 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.

How much it actually snows in Fulton County

Most winters bring Fulton County roughly 5.8 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at UNION CITY, TN US, 14 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Fulton 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 Fulton County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.