City vs city
Orange Beach vs Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa currently scores 6 points higher overall than Orange Beach, 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
Orange Beach: 47/100 · Tuscaloosa: 53/100
Tuscaloosa is 6 points higher.
Flood
Orange Beach: 0/100 · Tuscaloosa: 50/100
Tuscaloosa is 50 points higher.
Orange Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Tuscaloosa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orange Beach: 60/100 · Tuscaloosa: 18/100
Orange Beach is 42 points higher.
Orange Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orange Beach: 70/100 · Tuscaloosa: 70/100
No gap.
Orange Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orange Beach: 0/100 · Tuscaloosa: 46/100
Tuscaloosa is 46 points higher.
Orange Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orange Beach: 21/100 · Tuscaloosa: 100/100
Tuscaloosa is 79 points higher.
Orange Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orange Beach: 97/100 · Tuscaloosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orange Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Tuscaloosa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Orange Beach: 54/100 · Tuscaloosa: 58/100
Tuscaloosa is 4 points higher.
Orange Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Orange Beach: 24/100 · Tuscaloosa: 26/100
Tuscaloosa is 2 points higher.
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.
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.