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Charlotte vs Morganton, NC

Morganton currently scores 2 points higher overall than Charlotte, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Charlotte

49/100

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Morganton

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

Charlotte: 49/100 · Morganton: 51/100

Morganton is 2 points higher.

Flood

Charlotte: 34/100 · Morganton: 36/100

Morganton is 2 points higher.

Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Morganton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charlotte: 19/100 · Morganton: 16/100

Charlotte is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Charlotte: 43/100 · Morganton: 46/100

Morganton is 3 points higher.

Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Morganton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charlotte: 42/100 · Morganton: 0/100

Charlotte is 42 points higher.

Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Morganton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charlotte: 100/100 · Morganton: 100/100

No gap.

Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Morganton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charlotte: Unavailable · Morganton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Charlotte: 68/100 · Morganton: 73/100

Morganton is 5 points higher.

Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Morganton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Charlotte: 39/100 · Morganton: 33/100

Charlotte is 6 points higher.

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

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