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McCulloch County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in McCulloch County

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5 psf

That's McCulloch County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. 3.5 psf is what the ground-load formula alone gives; McCulloch County's 5 psf low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) beats it, so that figure is the one that governs on flat and low-pitch roofs.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 11 in. of fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 1 in. if it's turned to ice. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.

McCulloch County, TX: quick facts

Where McCulloch County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, McCulloch County sits at #2,414, the top 88% nationally - #174 of 254 within Texas. Texas counties average 5.4 psf; McCulloch County runs 0.4 psf lower than that.

Near 31.2055°N 99.3599°W, FIPS 48307: McCulloch County counts 7,448 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.

How much it actually snows in McCulloch County

Most winters bring McCulloch County roughly 0.4 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at RICHLAND SPRINGS, TX US, 24.7 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

McCulloch 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 McCulloch County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)