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Houston County, GA Roof Snow Load - 5 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Houston County

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5 psf

That's Houston 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 Houston County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 5 psf, not the 3.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.

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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Houston County, GA: quick facts

Where Houston County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Houston County sits at #2,112, the top 77% nationally - #31 of 159 within Georgia. That's 1.4 psf above Georgia's own county-average design load of 3.6 psf.

Near 32.4581°N 83.6623°W, FIPS 13153: Houston County counts 174,897 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.

How much it actually snows in Houston County

Most winters bring Houston County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at WARNER ROBINS, GA US, 10.8 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Houston 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 Houston County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.