City vs city
Granite Falls vs Morganton, NC
Morganton currently scores 10 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 · Morganton: 51/100
Morganton is 10 points higher.
Flood
Granite Falls: 32/100 · Morganton: 36/100
Morganton is 4 points higher.
Granite Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Morganton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Granite Falls: 16/100 · Morganton: 16/100
No gap.
Granite Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Morganton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Granite Falls: 46/100 · Morganton: 46/100
No gap.
Granite Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Morganton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Granite Falls: 4/100 · Morganton: 0/100
Granite Falls is 4 points higher.
Granite Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morganton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Granite Falls: 72/100 · Morganton: 100/100
Morganton is 28 points higher.
Granite Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morganton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Granite Falls: Unavailable · Morganton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Granite Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Morganton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Granite Falls: 78/100 · Morganton: 73/100
Granite Falls is 5 points higher.
Granite Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Morganton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Granite Falls: 37/100 · Morganton: 33/100
Granite Falls is 4 points higher.
Granite Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Morganton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.