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Charlotte vs Southport, NC

Southport currently scores 3 points higher overall than Charlotte, with the largest gap in hail.

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Charlotte

49/100

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Southport

52/100

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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 · Southport: 52/100

Southport is 3 points higher.

Flood

Charlotte: 34/100 · Southport: 84/100

Southport is 50 points higher.

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

Southport: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charlotte: 19/100 · Southport: 53/100

Southport is 34 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Charlotte: 43/100 · Southport: 43/100

No gap.

Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Southport: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charlotte: 42/100 · Southport: 31/100

Charlotte is 11 points higher.

Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Southport: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charlotte: 100/100 · Southport: 31/100

Charlotte is 69 points higher.

Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Southport: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charlotte: Unavailable · Southport: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Southport: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Charlotte: 68/100 · Southport: 57/100

Charlotte is 11 points higher.

Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Southport: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Charlotte: 39/100 · Southport: 17/100

Charlotte is 22 points higher.

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

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