Holt County, NE Roof Snow Load - 24.5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Holt County
That's Holt County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 53.9 in. of fresh powder, 19.6 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4.9 in. if it's turned to ice. Modern-code homes carry a load like this without issue; an older addition, a carport, or any flat-roofed section is where it is worth checking first.
Holt County, NE: quick facts
- Design roof snow load24.5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map35 psf
- National rank#357 of 2,758
- Nebraska rank#1 of 93
- Population10,120
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal25.6 in.
- FIPS31089
Where Holt County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Holt County sits at #357, the top 13% nationally - #1 of 93 within Nebraska. Nebraska counties average 20.2 psf; Holt County runs 4.3 psf higher than that.
Near 42.4593°N 98.7848°W, FIPS 31089: Holt County counts 10,120 residents and a 35 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 24.5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Holt County
Most winters bring Holt County roughly 25.6 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at O'NEILL, NE US, 6.5 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Holt 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 Holt County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.