Webster County, GA Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Webster County
That's Webster 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.
Webster County at a glance
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,456 of 2,758
- Georgia rank#97 of 159
- Population2,315
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS13307
Where Webster County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Webster County sits at #2,456, the top 89% nationally - #97 of 159 within Georgia. That's 1.4 psf above Georgia's own county-average design load of 3.6 psf.
Near 32.0467°N 84.5538°W, FIPS 13307: Webster County counts 2,315 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Webster County
Most winters bring Webster County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at PRESTON, GA US, 1.8 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Webster 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 Webster County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)