City vs city
Granite Quarry vs Kannapolis, NC
Granite Quarry and Kannapolis are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Granite Quarry: 49/100 · Kannapolis: 49/100
No gap.
Flood
Granite Quarry: 39/100 · Kannapolis: 38/100
Granite Quarry is 1 points higher.
Granite Quarry: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Kannapolis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Granite Quarry: 19/100 · Kannapolis: 19/100
No gap.
Granite Quarry: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kannapolis: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Granite Quarry: 47/100 · Kannapolis: 47/100
No gap.
Granite Quarry: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kannapolis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Granite Quarry: 50/100 · Kannapolis: 0/100
Granite Quarry is 50 points higher.
Granite Quarry: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kannapolis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Granite Quarry: 79/100 · Kannapolis: 87/100
Kannapolis is 8 points higher.
Granite Quarry: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kannapolis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Granite Quarry: Unavailable · Kannapolis: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Granite Quarry: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kannapolis: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Granite Quarry: 69/100 · Kannapolis: 55/100
Granite Quarry is 14 points higher.
Granite Quarry: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kannapolis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Granite Quarry: 39/100 · Kannapolis: 47/100
Kannapolis is 8 points higher.
Granite Quarry: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Kannapolis: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.