City vs city
Emerald Mountain vs Hoover, AL
Hoover currently scores 5 points higher overall than Emerald Mountain, with the largest gap in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Emerald Mountain: 40/100 · Hoover: 45/100
Hoover is 5 points higher.
Flood
Emerald Mountain: 60/100 · Hoover: 38/100
Emerald Mountain is 22 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Hoover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Emerald Mountain: 19/100 · Hoover: 17/100
Emerald Mountain is 2 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hoover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Emerald Mountain: 70/100 · Hoover: 65/100
Emerald Mountain is 5 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hoover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Emerald Mountain: 31/100 · Hoover: 4/100
Emerald Mountain is 27 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Emerald Mountain: 10/100 · Hoover: 100/100
Hoover is 90 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Emerald Mountain: Unavailable · Hoover: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Emerald Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hoover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Emerald Mountain: 65/100 · Hoover: 65/100
No gap.
Emerald Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hoover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Emerald Mountain: 28/100 · Hoover: 27/100
Emerald Mountain is 1 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hoover: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.