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Reno County, KS Roof Snow Load - 15 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Reno County

Moderate
15 psf

That's Reno 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; Reno 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. This is a meaningful design load - most modern-code homes handle it fine, though an addition, a carport or a flat-roofed section can be a weak spot.

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Reno County in numbers

Where Reno County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Reno County sits at #1,371, the top 50% nationally - #73 of 105 within Kansas. 18.2 psf is Kansas's typical county figure - Reno County comes in 3.2 psf under it.

Near 37.9482°N 98.0783°W, FIPS 20155: Reno County counts 61,417 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.

How much it actually snows in Reno County

Most winters bring Reno County roughly 9.4 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at HUTCHINSON 10 SW, KS US, 2.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Reno 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 Reno County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.