Muscogee County, GA Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Muscogee County
That's Muscogee County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 5 psf - higher than the 3.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.
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. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.
Muscogee County, GA: quick facts
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,103 of 2,758
- Georgia rank#29 of 159
- Population201,830
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.5 in.
- FIPS13215
Where Muscogee County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Muscogee County sits at #2,103, the top 76% nationally - #29 of 159 within Georgia. 3.6 psf is Georgia's typical county figure - Muscogee County beats it by 1.4 psf.
Near 32.5102°N 84.8749°W, FIPS 13215: Muscogee County counts 201,830 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Muscogee County
Most winters bring Muscogee County roughly 0.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at COLUMBUS METRO AP, GA US, 3.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Muscogee 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 Muscogee County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)