Banks County, GA Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
Banks County, GA: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Banks County's roofs are built to hold 10 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 10 psf - higher than the 7 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 22 inches of fresh, light snow, 8 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 2 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.
Got real snow on a Banks County roof right now?
Banks County at a glance
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#1,906 of 2,758
- Georgia rank#14 of 159
- Population20,318
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.7 in.
- FIPS13011
Banks County by the numbers
Nationally that's #1,906 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 69%; within Georgia alone, Banks County ranks #14 of 159. 3.6 psf is Georgia's typical county figure - Banks County beats it by 6.4 psf.
Banks County, FIPS 13011, is home to 20,318 people near 34.3519°N 83.4984°W. Its 10 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 10 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Banks County's snowfall, most winters
0.7 in. a year: that's Banks County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at COMMERCE 4 NNW, GA US (6.2 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Banks County's number
Treat the Banks County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.
For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. (How this figure is calculated.)