City vs city
Barbecue vs Spring Lake, NC
Spring Lake currently scores 9 points higher overall than Barbecue, 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
Barbecue: 38/100 · Spring Lake: 47/100
Spring Lake is 9 points higher.
Flood
Barbecue: 34/100 · Spring Lake: 27/100
Barbecue is 7 points higher.
Barbecue: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Spring Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barbecue: 25/100 · Spring Lake: 27/100
Spring Lake is 2 points higher.
Barbecue: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spring Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barbecue: 62/100 · Spring Lake: 61/100
Barbecue is 1 points higher.
Barbecue: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spring Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barbecue: 12/100 · Spring Lake: 8/100
Barbecue is 4 points higher.
Barbecue: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spring Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barbecue: 23/100 · Spring Lake: 98/100
Spring Lake is 75 points higher.
Barbecue: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spring Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barbecue: Unavailable · Spring Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barbecue: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Spring Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barbecue: 81/100 · Spring Lake: 82/100
Spring Lake is 1 points higher.
Barbecue: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spring Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barbecue: 29/100 · Spring Lake: 29/100
No gap.
Barbecue: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Spring Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.