Ice dam risk in Eagle Pass, TX
Will your roof get ice dams in Eagle Pass, TX?
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Eagle Pass sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Eagle Pass 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 Eagle Pass?
- 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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Eagle Pass next to nearby towns
Eagle Pass ranks 140 of 252 Texas cities here for ice-dam days, behind Pampa at 2.6 days.
- Del Rio, TX 52 mi, 0.0 days
- Uvalde, TX 55 mi, 0.0 days
- Laredo, TX 99 mi, 0.0 days
- Pleasanton, TX 121 mi, 0.0 days
- Kerrville, TX 123 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Eagle Pass 3N, 3.9 miles from Eagle Pass. 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.