Ice dam risk in Orange, TX
Ice dams in Orange, TX: how often
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Orange sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Orange 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 Orange?
- 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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Orange next to nearby towns
Orange ranks 176 of 252 Texas cities here for ice-dam days, behind Pampa at 2.6 days.
- Groves, TX 16 mi, 0.0 days
- Port Neches, TX 17 mi, 0.0 days
- Port Arthur, TX 18 mi, 0.0 days
- Nederland, TX 18 mi, 0.0 days
- Beaumont, TX 24 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Orange 9 N, 7.2 miles from Orange. 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.