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Willacy County, TX Roof Snow Load - 0 psf

Willacy County, TX: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English

No design snow load
0 psf

Willacy County's roofs are built to hold 0 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first.

In depth, not weight: that's roughly 0 inches of fresh, light snow, 0 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 0 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. Snow load is not a factor in roof design here at all; the ground snow load figure maps to zero.

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Willacy County, TX: quick facts

Willacy County by the numbers

Nationally that's #2,669 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 97%; within Texas alone, Willacy County ranks #229 of 254. That's 5.4 psf below Texas's own county-average design load of 5.4 psf.

Willacy County, FIPS 48489, is home to 20,027 people near 26.4819°N 97.5947°W. Its 0 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 0 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.

Willacy County's snowfall, most winters

0.2 in. a year: that's Willacy County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at MERCEDES 6 SSE, TX US (34.6 mi away). That station is far enough away (34.6 mi) that local snowfall - especially at a different elevation or near a lake - can run noticeably higher or lower than this figure. See the density guide.

Before you rely on Willacy County's number

Treat the Willacy County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.

For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. See the methodology guide.