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Lewis County, TN Roof Snow Load - 10 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Lewis County

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10 psf

That's Lewis County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. The physics-based figure alone would be 7 psf, but ASCE 7's own low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) sets a floor of 10 psf for flat and low-pitch roofs here, which is the number that actually governs.

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. A modest addition to standard roof loading. Ordinary residential construction handles this without extra bracing.

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Lewis County at a glance

Where Lewis County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Lewis County sits at #1,965, the top 71% nationally - #84 of 95 within Tennessee. 10.3 psf is Tennessee's typical county figure - Lewis County comes in 0.3 psf under it.

Near 35.5232°N 87.497°W, FIPS 47101: Lewis County counts 13,418 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.

How much it actually snows in Lewis County

Most winters bring Lewis County roughly 2.1 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at LINDEN WTP, TN US, 20.1 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

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