City vs city
Granite Falls vs Lenoir, NC
Lenoir currently scores 6 points higher overall than Granite Falls, 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 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
Granite Falls: 41/100 · Lenoir: 47/100
Lenoir is 6 points higher.
Flood
Granite Falls: 32/100 · Lenoir: 29/100
Granite Falls is 3 points higher.
Granite Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Lenoir: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Granite Falls: 16/100 · Lenoir: 16/100
No gap.
Granite Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lenoir: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Granite Falls: 46/100 · Lenoir: 44/100
Granite Falls is 2 points higher.
Granite Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lenoir: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Granite Falls: 4/100 · Lenoir: 0/100
Granite Falls is 4 points higher.
Granite Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lenoir: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Granite Falls: 72/100 · Lenoir: 100/100
Lenoir is 28 points higher.
Granite Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lenoir: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Granite Falls: Unavailable · Lenoir: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Granite Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lenoir: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Granite Falls: 78/100 · Lenoir: 57/100
Granite Falls is 21 points higher.
Granite Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lenoir: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Granite Falls: 37/100 · Lenoir: 36/100
Granite Falls is 1 points higher.
Granite Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lenoir: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.