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Walton County, GA Roof Snow Load - 5 psf

Walton County, GA: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English

Light
5 psf

Walton County's roofs are built to hold 5 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 5 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 3.5 psf the base ground-load formula gives.

In depth, not weight: that's roughly 11 inches of fresh, light snow, 4 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 1 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. A modest addition to standard roof loading. Ordinary residential construction handles this without extra bracing.

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Walton County in numbers

Walton County by the numbers

Nationally that's #2,140 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 78%; within Georgia alone, Walton County ranks #41 of 159. 3.6 psf is Georgia's typical county figure - Walton County beats it by 1.4 psf.

Walton County, FIPS 13297, is home to 109,792 people near 33.7839°N 83.7318°W. Its 5 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 5 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.

Walton County's snowfall, most winters

0.5 in. a year: that's Walton County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at WINDER 4S, GA US (9.9 mi away). See the density guide.

Before you rely on Walton County's number

Treat the Walton County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.

For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. See the methodology guide.