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Lubbock County, TX Roof Snow Load - 15 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Lubbock County

Moderate
15 psf

That's Lubbock 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 10.5 psf, but ASCE 7's own low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) sets a floor of 15 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 33 in. of fresh powder, 12 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 3 in. if it's turned to ice. Modern-code homes carry a load like this without issue; an older addition, a carport, or any flat-roofed section is where it is worth checking first.

Lubbock County, TX: quick facts

Where Lubbock County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Lubbock County sits at #1,316, the top 48% nationally - #6 of 254 within Texas. That's 9.6 psf above Texas's own county-average design load of 5.4 psf.

Near 33.6115°N 101.8199°W, FIPS 48303: Lubbock County counts 327,394 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.

How much it actually snows in Lubbock County

Most winters bring Lubbock County roughly 7 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at LUBBOCK, TX US, 3 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Lubbock 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 Lubbock County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.