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Winkler County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Winkler County

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5 psf

That's Winkler County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. The physics-based figure alone would be 3.5 psf, but ASCE 7's own low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) sets a floor of 5 psf for flat and low-pitch roofs here, which is the number that actually governs.

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. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.

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Winkler County in numbers

Where Winkler County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Winkler County sits at #2,415, the top 88% nationally - #175 of 254 within Texas. 5.4 psf is Texas's typical county figure - Winkler County comes in 0.4 psf under it.

Near 31.8329°N 103.0549°W, FIPS 48495: Winkler County counts 7,381 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.

How much it actually snows in Winkler County

Most winters bring Winkler County roughly 1.9 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at JAL, NM US, 20.7 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Winkler 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 Winkler County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.