White Pine County, NV Roof Snow Load - 15 psf
How much snow is too much for a roof in White Pine County, NV?
15 psf: that's what ASCE 7-22 requires a typical heated home's roof in White Pine County to carry. Flat and low-pitch roofs in White Pine County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 15 psf, not the 10.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
Picture it, not just weigh it: 33 in. if it's fresh powder, 12 in. once it settles, or a mere 3 in. if it's 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.
White Pine County at a glance
- Design roof snow load15 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map15 psf
- National rank#1,569 of 2,758
- Nevada rank#3 of 14
- Population8,534
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal54.1 in.
- FIPS32033
How White Pine County compares
15 psf ranks #1,569 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 57%) - and #3 of 14 in Nevada. Nevada counties average 6.8 psf; White Pine County runs 8.2 psf higher than that.
Population 8,534 (FIPS 32033), roughly 39.4182°N 114.9006°W. The 15 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 15 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.
Typical snowfall in White Pine County, NV
NOAA's 30-year normal for White Pine County: 54.1 in. of snow a year, from the ELY YELLAND FLD AP, NV US station. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
What this White Pine 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.
White Pine 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. (How this figure is calculated.)