City vs city
Huntsville vs Orange Beach, AL
Huntsville currently scores 9 points higher overall than Orange Beach, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Huntsville: 56/100 · Orange Beach: 47/100
Huntsville is 9 points higher.
Flood
Huntsville: 33/100 · Orange Beach: 0/100
Huntsville is 33 points higher.
Huntsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Orange Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Huntsville: 14/100 · Orange Beach: 60/100
Orange Beach is 46 points higher.
Huntsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Orange Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Huntsville: 66/100 · Orange Beach: 70/100
Orange Beach is 4 points higher.
Huntsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Orange Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Huntsville: 100/100 · Orange Beach: 0/100
Huntsville is 100 points higher.
Huntsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orange Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Huntsville: 100/100 · Orange Beach: 21/100
Huntsville is 79 points higher.
Huntsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orange Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Huntsville: Unavailable · Orange Beach: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Huntsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Orange Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Huntsville: 54/100 · Orange Beach: 54/100
No gap.
Huntsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Orange Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Huntsville: 24/100 · Orange Beach: 24/100
No gap.
Huntsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Orange Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.