Pulaski County, AR Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Pulaski County
That's Pulaski County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. 7 psf is what the ground-load formula alone gives; Pulaski 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.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 22 in. of fresh powder, 8 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 2 in. if it's turned to ice. A modest addition to standard roof loading. Ordinary residential construction handles this without extra bracing.
Pulaski County in numbers
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#1,661 of 2,758
- Arkansas rank#7 of 75
- Population401,209
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal3.8 in.
- FIPS05119
Where Pulaski County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Pulaski County sits at #1,661, the top 60% nationally - #7 of 75 within Arkansas. Arkansas counties average 10.1 psf; Pulaski County runs 0.1 psf lower than that.
Near 34.7703°N 92.313°W, FIPS 05119: Pulaski County counts 401,209 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.
How much it actually snows in Pulaski County
Most winters bring Pulaski County roughly 3.8 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at LITTLE ROCK AP ADAMS FLD, AR US, 5.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Pulaski 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 Pulaski County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.