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Pope County, AR Roof Snow Load - 10 psf

Pope County, AR: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English

Light
10 psf

Pope County's roofs are built to hold 10 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. 7 psf is what the ground-load formula alone gives; Pope County's 10 psf low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) beats it, so that figure is the one that governs on flat and low-pitch roofs.

In depth, not weight: that's roughly 22 inches of fresh, light snow, 8 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 2 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.

Pope County at a glance

Pope County by the numbers

Nationally that's #1,751 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 63%; within Arkansas alone, Pope County ranks #16 of 75. 10.1 psf is Arkansas's typical county figure - Pope County comes in 0.1 psf under it.

Pope County, FIPS 05115, is home to 64,829 people near 35.4566°N 93.0268°W. Its 10 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 10 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.

Pope County's snowfall, most winters

1.8 in. a year: that's Pope County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at LONG POOL, AR US (10.5 mi away). See the density guide.

Before you rely on Pope County's number

Treat the Pope 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. Details: the calculation guide.