Searcy County, AR Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Searcy County
That's Searcy 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 10 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 7 psf the base ground-load formula gives.
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. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.
Searcy County in numbers
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#2,023 of 2,758
- Arkansas rank#64 of 75
- Population7,836
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal4 in.
- FIPS05129
Where Searcy County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Searcy County sits at #2,023, the top 73% nationally - #64 of 75 within Arkansas. Arkansas counties average 10.1 psf; Searcy County runs 0.1 psf lower than that.
Near 35.8964°N 92.6959°W, FIPS 05129: Searcy County counts 7,836 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.
How much it actually snows in Searcy County
Most winters bring Searcy County roughly 4 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at MARSHALL, AR US, 2.5 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Searcy 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 Searcy County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)