City vs city
Palmetto vs Whitesburg, GA
Palmetto currently scores 9 points higher overall than Whitesburg, 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
Palmetto: 42/100 · Whitesburg: 33/100
Palmetto is 9 points higher.
Flood
Palmetto: 30/100 · Whitesburg: 35/100
Whitesburg is 5 points higher.
Palmetto: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Whitesburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palmetto: 16/100 · Whitesburg: 16/100
No gap.
Palmetto: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whitesburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palmetto: 60/100 · Whitesburg: 61/100
Whitesburg is 1 points higher.
Palmetto: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whitesburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palmetto: 27/100 · Whitesburg: 8/100
Palmetto is 19 points higher.
Palmetto: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitesburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palmetto: 63/100 · Whitesburg: 22/100
Palmetto is 41 points higher.
Palmetto: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitesburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palmetto: Unavailable · Whitesburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palmetto: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Whitesburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palmetto: 64/100 · Whitesburg: 54/100
Palmetto is 10 points higher.
Palmetto: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whitesburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palmetto: 34/100 · Whitesburg: 33/100
Palmetto is 1 points higher.
Palmetto: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Whitesburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.