Haralson County, GA Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
How much snow is too much for a roof in Haralson County, GA?
5 psf: that's what ASCE 7-22 requires a typical heated home's roof in Haralson County to carry. 3.5 psf is what the ground-load formula alone gives; Haralson 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.
Picture it, not just weigh it: 11 in. if it's fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles, or a mere 1 in. if it's ice. A modest addition to standard roof loading. Ordinary residential construction handles this without extra bracing.
Haralson County at a glance
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,231 of 2,758
- Georgia rank#56 of 159
- Population32,404
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.6 in.
- FIPS13143
How Haralson County compares
5 psf ranks #2,231 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 81%) - and #56 of 159 in Georgia. 3.6 psf is Georgia's typical county figure - Haralson County beats it by 1.4 psf.
Population 32,404 (FIPS 13143), roughly 33.7952°N 85.2201°W. The 5 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 5 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.
Typical snowfall in Haralson County, GA
NOAA's 30-year normal for Haralson County: 0.6 in. of snow a year, from the CARROLLTON, GA US station. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
What this Haralson County figure assumes
This is a county-level reference figure for a typical heated home built to Risk Category II (ordinary residential), on a partially exposed lot - the assumptions ASCE 7-22 itself treats as the default case. A steeper roof, a fully exposed hilltop lot, an unheated structure, or a higher risk category all change the actual number.
Haralson County's permit office wants an address-specific figure, not this county average - the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool is free, takes under a minute, and outputs a PDF most reviewers accept. (How this figure is calculated.)