Lincoln County, NE Roof Snow Load - 20 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Lincoln County
That's Lincoln 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 17.5 psf, but ASCE 7's own low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) sets a floor of 20 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 44 in. of fresh powder, 16 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4 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.
Got real snow on a Lincoln County roof right now?
Lincoln County in numbers
- Design roof snow load20 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map25 psf
- National rank#838 of 2,758
- Nebraska rank#23 of 93
- Population33,319
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal29.6 in.
- FIPS31111
Where Lincoln County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Lincoln County sits at #838, the top 30% nationally - #23 of 93 within Nebraska. Nebraska counties average 20.2 psf; Lincoln County runs 0.2 psf lower than that.
Near 41.0503°N 100.7445°W, FIPS 31111: Lincoln County counts 33,319 residents and a 25 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.
How much it actually snows in Lincoln County
Most winters bring Lincoln County roughly 29.6 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at NORTH PLATTE RGNL AP, NE US, 6.3 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)