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Hot Spring County, AR Roof Snow Load - 10 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Hot Spring County

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10 psf

That's Hot Spring 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 10 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 7 psf the base ground-load formula gives.

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.

Hot Spring County, AR: quick facts

Where Hot Spring County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Hot Spring County sits at #1,826, the top 66% nationally - #23 of 75 within Arkansas. Arkansas counties average 10.1 psf; Hot Spring County runs 0.1 psf lower than that.

Near 34.3152°N 92.9441°W, FIPS 05059: Hot Spring County counts 33,313 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.

How much it actually snows in Hot Spring County

Most winters bring Hot Spring County roughly 1.2 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at MALVERN, AR US, 8.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

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