Ice dam risk in Hewitt, TX
Will your roof get ice dams in Hewitt, TX?
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Hewitt sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Hewitt 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 Hewitt?
- 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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Hewitt next to nearby towns
Hewitt ranks 193 of 252 Texas cities here for ice-dam days, behind Pampa at 2.6 days.
- Robinson, TX 4 mi, 0.0 days
- Waco, TX 7 mi, 0.0 days
- Bellmead, TX 12 mi, 0.0 days
- Temple, TX 27 mi, 0.0 days
- Belton, TX 32 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Waco Dam, 10.4 miles from Hewitt. 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.