Crawford County, GA Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Crawford County
That's Crawford 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; Crawford 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.
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Crawford County at a glance
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,359 of 2,758
- Georgia rank#78 of 159
- Population12,349
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.3 in.
- FIPS13079
Where Crawford County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Crawford County sits at #2,359, the top 86% nationally - #78 of 159 within Georgia. Georgia counties average 3.6 psf; Crawford County runs 1.4 psf higher than that.
Near 32.7094°N 83.9792°W, FIPS 13079: Crawford County counts 12,349 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Crawford County
Most winters bring Crawford County roughly 0.3 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at THOMASTON 4SE, GA US, 19.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Crawford 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 Crawford County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)