City vs city
Emerald Mountain vs Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa currently scores 13 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 · Tuscaloosa: 53/100
Tuscaloosa is 13 points higher.
Flood
Emerald Mountain: 60/100 · Tuscaloosa: 50/100
Emerald Mountain is 10 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Tuscaloosa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Emerald Mountain: 19/100 · Tuscaloosa: 18/100
Emerald Mountain is 1 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Emerald Mountain: 70/100 · Tuscaloosa: 70/100
No gap.
Emerald Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Emerald Mountain: 31/100 · Tuscaloosa: 46/100
Tuscaloosa is 15 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Emerald Mountain: 10/100 · Tuscaloosa: 100/100
Tuscaloosa is 90 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Emerald Mountain: Unavailable · Tuscaloosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Emerald Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tuscaloosa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Emerald Mountain: 65/100 · Tuscaloosa: 58/100
Emerald Mountain is 7 points higher.
Emerald Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Emerald Mountain: 28/100 · Tuscaloosa: 26/100
Emerald Mountain is 2 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.
Tuscaloosa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.