City vs city
Huntsville vs Pell City, AL
Huntsville currently scores 8 points higher overall than Pell City, 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 · Pell City: 48/100
Huntsville is 8 points higher.
Flood
Huntsville: 33/100 · Pell City: 53/100
Pell City is 20 points higher.
Huntsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Pell City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Huntsville: 14/100 · Pell City: 17/100
Pell City is 3 points higher.
Huntsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pell City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Huntsville: 66/100 · Pell City: 62/100
Huntsville is 4 points higher.
Huntsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pell City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Huntsville: 100/100 · Pell City: 27/100
Huntsville is 73 points higher.
Huntsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pell City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Huntsville: 100/100 · Pell City: 87/100
Huntsville is 13 points higher.
Huntsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pell City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Huntsville: Unavailable · Pell City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Huntsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pell City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Huntsville: 54/100 · Pell City: 65/100
Pell City is 11 points higher.
Huntsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pell City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Huntsville: 24/100 · Pell City: 28/100
Pell City is 4 points higher.
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.
Pell City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.