Jim Hogg County, TX Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Jim Hogg County
That's Jim Hogg 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 0 in. of fresh powder, 0 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 0 in. if it's turned to ice. This county’s ground snow load maps to zero - snow load is not a driver of roof design here.
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Jim Hogg County in numbers
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,741 of 2,758
- Texas rank#243 of 254
- Population4,583
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.1 in.
- FIPS48247
Where Jim Hogg County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Jim Hogg County sits at #2,741, the top 99% nationally - #243 of 254 within Texas. That's 5.4 psf below Texas's own county-average design load of 5.4 psf.
Near 27.0532°N 98.7476°W, FIPS 48247: Jim Hogg County counts 4,583 residents and a 0 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 0 psf.
How much it actually snows in Jim Hogg County
Most winters bring Jim Hogg County roughly 0.1 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at ZAPATA 1 S, TX US, 33.6 mi off. Worth noting: the nearest station reporting snowfall normals sits 33.6 mi from Jim Hogg County's center, so treat this as a regional figure rather than an exact one. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.