San Saba County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in San Saba County
That's San Saba County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 5 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 3.5 psf the base ground-load formula gives.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 11 in. of fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 1 in. if it's turned to ice. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.
San Saba County, TX: quick facts
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,427 of 2,758
- Texas rank#178 of 254
- Population5,508
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.4 in.
- FIPS48411
Where San Saba County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, San Saba County sits at #2,427, the top 88% nationally - #178 of 254 within Texas. That's 0.4 psf below Texas's own county-average design load of 5.4 psf.
Near 31.1551°N 98.8193°W, FIPS 48411: San Saba County counts 5,508 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in San Saba County
Most winters bring San Saba County roughly 0.4 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at RICHLAND SPRINGS, TX US, 11 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
San Saba 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 San Saba County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)