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Monroe County, KY Roof Snow Load - 15 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Monroe County

Moderate
15 psf

That's Monroe County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. 10.5 psf is what the ground-load formula alone gives; Monroe County's 15 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 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.

Monroe County at a glance

Where Monroe County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Monroe County sits at #1,541, the top 56% nationally - #98 of 120 within Kentucky. Kentucky counties average 15.7 psf; Monroe County runs 0.7 psf lower than that.

Near 36.7141°N 85.7135°W, FIPS 21171: Monroe County counts 11,163 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.

How much it actually snows in Monroe County

Most winters bring Monroe County roughly 7.2 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at SUMMER SHADE, KY US, 11.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

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