Medina County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Medina County
That's Medina 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; Medina 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. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.
Medina County, TX: quick facts
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,183 of 2,758
- Texas rank#85 of 254
- Population55,619
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS48325
Where Medina County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Medina County sits at #2,183, the top 79% nationally - #85 of 254 within Texas. Texas counties average 5.4 psf; Medina County runs 0.4 psf lower than that.
Near 29.3537°N 99.1111°W, FIPS 48325: Medina County counts 55,619 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Medina County
Most winters bring Medina County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at RIOMEDINA, TX US, 15.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Medina 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 Medina County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)