Meade County, KY Roof Snow Load - 15 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Meade County
That's Meade County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Meade County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 15 psf, not the 10.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
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. A meaningful design load. Most homes built to modern code handle it, but additions, carports, and flat-roofed sections are worth a second look.
Meade County, KY: quick facts
- Design roof snow load15 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map15 psf
- National rank#1,426 of 2,758
- Kentucky rank#44 of 120
- Population30,442
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal10.7 in.
- FIPS21163
Where Meade County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Meade County sits at #1,426, the top 52% nationally - #44 of 120 within Kentucky. That's 0.7 psf below Kentucky's own county-average design load of 15.7 psf.
Near 37.9675°N 86.2009°W, FIPS 21163: Meade County counts 30,442 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.
How much it actually snows in Meade County
Most winters bring Meade County roughly 10.7 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at CANNELTON, IN US, 28 mi off. That station is far enough away (28 mi) that local snowfall - especially at a different elevation or near a lake - can run noticeably higher or lower than this figure. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Meade 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 Meade County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)