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Stevens County, KS Roof Snow Load - 15 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Stevens County

Moderate
15 psf

That's Stevens County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 15 psf - higher than the 10.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.

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. Modern-code homes carry a load like this without issue; an older addition, a carport, or any flat-roofed section is where it is worth checking first.

Stevens County at a glance

Where Stevens County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Stevens County sits at #1,606, the top 58% nationally - #90 of 105 within Kansas. Kansas counties average 18.2 psf; Stevens County runs 3.2 psf lower than that.

Near 37.2017°N 101.3173°W, FIPS 20189: Stevens County counts 5,035 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.

How much it actually snows in Stevens County

Most winters bring Stevens County roughly 12.9 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at HUGOTON, KS US, 2.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

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