City vs city
Cherry Branch vs Morehead City, NC
Morehead City currently scores 9 points higher overall than Cherry Branch, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Cherry Branch: 42/100 · Morehead City: 51/100
Morehead City is 9 points higher.
Flood
Cherry Branch: 50/100 · Morehead City: 78/100
Morehead City is 28 points higher.
Cherry Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Morehead City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cherry Branch: 43/100 · Morehead City: 49/100
Morehead City is 6 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Morehead City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cherry Branch: 44/100 · Morehead City: 37/100
Cherry Branch is 7 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Morehead City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cherry Branch: 12/100 · Morehead City: 77/100
Morehead City is 65 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morehead City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cherry Branch: 43/100 · Morehead City: 31/100
Cherry Branch is 12 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morehead City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cherry Branch: 98/100 · Morehead City: 98/100
No gap.
Cherry Branch: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Morehead City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cherry Branch: 16/100 · Morehead City: 14/100
Cherry Branch is 2 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Morehead City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cherry Branch: 29/100 · Morehead City: 27/100
Cherry Branch is 2 points higher.
Cherry Branch: 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.