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Morehead vs Owensboro, KY

Owensboro currently scores 13 points higher overall than Morehead, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Morehead

38/100

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Owensboro

51/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Morehead: 38/100 · Owensboro: 51/100

Owensboro is 13 points higher.

Flood

Morehead: 48/100 · Owensboro: 55/100

Owensboro is 7 points higher.

Morehead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Owensboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Morehead: 14/100 · Owensboro: 14/100

No gap.

Morehead: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Owensboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Morehead: 38/100 · Owensboro: 54/100

Owensboro is 16 points higher.

Morehead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Owensboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Morehead: 0/100 · Owensboro: 65/100

Owensboro is 65 points higher.

Morehead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Owensboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Morehead: 56/100 · Owensboro: 100/100

Owensboro is 44 points higher.

Morehead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Owensboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Morehead: Unavailable · Owensboro: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Morehead: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Owensboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Morehead: 37/100 · Owensboro: 33/100

Morehead is 4 points higher.

Morehead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Owensboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Morehead: 35/100 · Owensboro: 34/100

Morehead is 1 points higher.

Morehead: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Owensboro: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.