Cherokee County, GA Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Cherokee County
That's Cherokee County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. 3.5 psf is what the ground-load formula alone gives; Cherokee County's 5 psf low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) beats it, so that figure is the one that governs on flat and low-pitch roofs.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 11 in. of fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 1 in. if it's turned to ice. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.
Cherokee County in numbers
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,085 of 2,758
- Georgia rank#24 of 159
- Population293,513
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal1.3 in.
- FIPS13057
Where Cherokee County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Cherokee County sits at #2,085, the top 76% nationally - #24 of 159 within Georgia. 3.6 psf is Georgia's typical county figure - Cherokee County beats it by 1.4 psf.
Near 34.2443°N 84.4751°W, FIPS 13057: Cherokee County counts 293,513 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Cherokee County
Most winters bring Cherokee County roughly 1.3 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at CANTON, GA US, 3 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Cherokee 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 Cherokee County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.