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Snow load #924846

Asked February 20, 2026, 4:56 PM EST

At the conclusion of this snowstorm can you offer advice on snow load fo a flat roof and whether it’s time to have it shoved

Fairbanks North Star County Alaska

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Hi Katrina, 
I reached out o Sharron with the current roof snow weight load for her area (thus this is taken care of; access wasn't possible earlier with password/username). Appreciated, Art

On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 1:03 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:

Hi Art,

Question #0194762 has been assigned to you by Katrina P.

Snow load

At the conclusion of this snowstorm can you offer advice on snow load fo a flat roof and whether it’s time to have it shoved

From: Sharron Hunter
Submitted: 02/20/2026 4:56 PM


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Art Nash- Energy Specialist and Alaska State Indoor Radon Grant
University of Alaska, Fairbanks Cooperative Extension
Fairbanks, AK 99775
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