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Catoosa County, GA Roof Snow Load - 10 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Catoosa County

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10 psf

That's Catoosa County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Catoosa County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 10 psf, not the 7 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 22 in. of fresh powder, 8 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 2 in. if it's turned to ice. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.

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Catoosa County in numbers

Where Catoosa County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Catoosa County sits at #1,745, the top 63% nationally - #3 of 159 within Georgia. Georgia counties average 3.6 psf; Catoosa County runs 6.4 psf higher than that.

Near 34.9002°N 85.1394°W, FIPS 13047: Catoosa County counts 68,940 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.

How much it actually snows in Catoosa County

Most winters bring Catoosa County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at RINGGOLD 2 SE, GA US, 4.1 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Catoosa County's number above is ASCE 7-22's default case, not a custom calculation: ordinary residential occupancy, heated, sited on ground that's neither fully sheltered nor fully exposed. Any one of those changing - pitch, exposure, heating, occupancy - moves the real figure.

Nothing here substitutes for an address-level number. Get one free, in about a minute, from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool using your own coordinates rather than Catoosa County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.