Ice dam risk in Brookhaven, MS
How often ice dams form in Brookhaven
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Brookhaven sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Brookhaven averages 0 inches of snow a year and about 0 days with snow on the ground. Too little lies on the roof for long. The conditions that make a dam need all three at once: snow, cold at the eave and heat above it.
Do you need to do anything in Brookhaven?
- Nothing for ice dams. If you are buying here and an inspector mentions water at the eaves, ask what they saw: it is far more likely a gutter, flashing or drip-edge problem than ice.
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Brookhaven next to nearby towns
Brookhaven ranks 37 of 41 Mississippi cities here for ice-dam days, behind Southaven at 0.2 days.
- McComb, MS 23 mi, 0.0 days
- Byram, MS 43 mi, 0.0 days
- Pearl, MS 52 mi, 0.0 days
- Jackson, MS 53 mi, 0.0 days
- Clinton, MS 54 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Brookhaven City, 2.6 miles from Brookhaven. A dam day is a day with snow on the roof and freezing at the eave while heat or sun melts the snow above it. This describes a normal winter, not this one.