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Madison County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf

Madison County, TX: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English

Light
5 psf

Madison County's roofs are built to hold 5 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 5 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 3.5 psf the base ground-load formula gives.

In depth, not weight: that's roughly 11 inches of fresh, light snow, 4 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 1 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.

Madison County, TX: quick facts

Madison County by the numbers

Nationally that's #2,348 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 85%; within Texas alone, Madison County ranks #149 of 254. 5.4 psf is Texas's typical county figure - Madison County comes in 0.4 psf under it.

Madison County, FIPS 48313, is home to 13,877 people near 30.9669°N 95.9304°W. Its 5 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 5 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.

Madison County's snowfall, most winters

0 in. a year: that's Madison County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at MIDWAY 4 NE, TX US (14.6 mi away). See the density guide.

Before you rely on Madison County's number

Treat the Madison County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.

For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. (How this figure is calculated.)