City vs city
Durham vs Lake Norman of Catawba, NC
Lake Norman of Catawba currently scores 1 points higher overall than Durham, 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
Durham: 43/100 · Lake Norman of Catawba: 44/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 1 points higher.
Flood
Durham: 26/100 · Lake Norman of Catawba: 66/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 40 points higher.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Lake Norman of Catawba: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Durham: 21/100 · Lake Norman of Catawba: 18/100
Durham is 3 points higher.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Durham: 53/100 · Lake Norman of Catawba: 47/100
Durham is 6 points higher.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Durham: 19/100 · Lake Norman of Catawba: 38/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 19 points higher.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Durham: 100/100 · Lake Norman of Catawba: 29/100
Durham is 71 points higher.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Durham: Unavailable · Lake Norman of Catawba: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Durham: 48/100 · Lake Norman of Catawba: 70/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 22 points higher.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Durham: 32/100 · Lake Norman of Catawba: 37/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 5 points higher.
Durham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.