City vs city
Forest City vs Shelby, NC
Shelby currently scores 5 points higher overall than Forest City, 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
Forest City: 37/100 · Shelby: 42/100
Shelby is 5 points higher.
Flood
Forest City: 32/100 · Shelby: 38/100
Shelby is 6 points higher.
Forest City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Shelby: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest City: 16/100 · Shelby: 17/100
Shelby is 1 points higher.
Forest City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shelby: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest City: 46/100 · Shelby: 43/100
Forest City is 3 points higher.
Forest City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shelby: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest City: 27/100 · Shelby: 0/100
Forest City is 27 points higher.
Forest City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shelby: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest City: 57/100 · Shelby: 40/100
Forest City is 17 points higher.
Forest City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shelby: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest City: Unavailable · Shelby: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shelby: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest City: 49/100 · Shelby: 75/100
Shelby is 26 points higher.
Forest City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shelby: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Forest City: 35/100 · Shelby: 36/100
Shelby is 1 points higher.
Forest 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.
Shelby: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.