Lee County, KY Roof Snow Load - 15 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Lee County
That's Lee County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Lee County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 15 psf, not the 10.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
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.
Lee County at a glance
- Design roof snow load15 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map15 psf
- National rank#1,583 of 2,758
- Kentucky rank#111 of 120
- Population7,313
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal11.6 in.
- FIPS21129
Where Lee County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Lee County sits at #1,583, the top 57% nationally - #111 of 120 within Kentucky. That's 0.7 psf below Kentucky's own county-average design load of 15.7 psf.
Near 37.6081°N 83.7192°W, FIPS 21129: Lee County counts 7,313 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.
How much it actually snows in Lee County
Most winters bring Lee County roughly 11.6 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at STANTON 2W, KY US, 19.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Lee 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 Lee County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)