Kenedy County, TX Roof Snow Load - 0 psf

How much snow is too much for a roof in Kenedy County, TX?

Picture it, not just weigh it: 0 in. if it's fresh powder, 0 in. once it settles, or a mere 0 in. if it's ice. This county’s ground snow load maps to zero - snow load is not a driver of roof design here.

Kenedy County in numbers

• Design roof snow load0 psf
• Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
• National rank#2,757 of 2,758
• Texas rank#254 of 254
• Population330
• Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.3 in.
• FIPS48261

How Kenedy County compares

0 psf ranks #2,757 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 100%) - and #254 of 254 in Texas. 5.4 psf is Texas's typical county figure - Kenedy County comes in 5.4 psf under it.

Population 330 (FIPS 48261), roughly 26.8902°N 97.5911°W. The 0 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 0 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.

Typical snowfall in Kenedy County, TX

NOAA's 30-year normal for Kenedy County: 0.3 in. of snow a year, from the C C BOTANICAL GARDENS, TX US station. 54.5 mi is a real gap between Kenedy County and its nearest reporting station, so local snowfall can diverge from this figure, especially near elevation changes. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

What this Kenedy County figure assumes

This is a county-level reference figure for a typical heated home built to Risk Category II (ordinary residential), on a partially exposed lot - the assumptions ASCE 7-22 itself treats as the default case. A steeper roof, a fully exposed hilltop lot, an unheated structure, or a higher risk category all change the actual number.

Kenedy County's permit office wants an address-specific figure, not this county average - the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool is free, takes under a minute, and outputs a PDF most reviewers accept. (How this figure is calculated.)