Reeves County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
How much snow is too much for a roof in Reeves County, TX?
5 psf: that's what ASCE 7-22 requires a typical heated home's roof in Reeves County to carry. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 5 psf - higher than the 3.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.
Picture it, not just weigh it: 11 in. if it's fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles, or a mere 1 in. if it's ice. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.
Reeves County in numbers
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,363 of 2,758
- Texas rank#154 of 254
- Population11,956
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal3.1 in.
- FIPS48389
How Reeves County compares
5 psf ranks #2,363 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 86%) - and #154 of 254 in Texas. That's 0.4 psf below Texas's own county-average design load of 5.4 psf.
Population 11,956 (FIPS 48389), roughly 31.3084°N 103.7127°W. The 5 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 5 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.
Typical snowfall in Reeves County, TX
NOAA's 30-year normal for Reeves County: 3.1 in. of snow a year, from the OCHOA, NM US station. 61.6 mi is a real gap between Reeves County and its nearest reporting station, so local snowfall can diverge from this figure, especially near elevation changes. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
What this Reeves County figure assumes
This is a county-level reference figure for a typical heated home built to Risk Category II (ordinary residential), on a partially exposed lot - the assumptions ASCE 7-22 itself treats as the default case. A steeper roof, a fully exposed hilltop lot, an unheated structure, or a higher risk category all change the actual number.
Reeves County's permit office wants an address-specific figure, not this county average - the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool is free, takes under a minute, and outputs a PDF most reviewers accept. See the methodology guide.