City vs city
Atlantic Beach vs Morehead City, NC
Morehead City currently scores 22 points higher overall than Atlantic Beach, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Atlantic Beach: 29/100 · Morehead City: 51/100
Morehead City is 22 points higher.
Flood
Atlantic Beach: 0/100 · Morehead City: 78/100
Morehead City is 78 points higher.
Atlantic Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Morehead City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Atlantic Beach: 50/100 · Morehead City: 49/100
Atlantic Beach is 1 points higher.
Atlantic Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Morehead City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Atlantic Beach: 36/100 · Morehead City: 37/100
Morehead City is 1 points higher.
Atlantic Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Morehead City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Atlantic Beach: 23/100 · Morehead City: 77/100
Morehead City is 54 points higher.
Atlantic Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morehead City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Atlantic Beach: 8/100 · Morehead City: 31/100
Morehead City is 23 points higher.
Atlantic Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morehead City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Atlantic Beach: 97/100 · Morehead City: 98/100
Morehead City is 1 points higher.
Atlantic Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Morehead City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Atlantic Beach: 7/100 · Morehead City: 14/100
Morehead City is 7 points higher.
Atlantic Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Morehead City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Atlantic Beach: 14/100 · Morehead City: 27/100
Morehead City is 13 points higher.
Atlantic 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.
Morehead 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.