City vs city
Harkers Island vs Morehead City, NC
Harkers Island currently scores 6 points higher overall than Morehead City, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Harkers Island: 57/100 · Morehead City: 51/100
Harkers Island is 6 points higher.
Flood
Harkers Island: 100/100 · Morehead City: 78/100
Harkers Island is 22 points higher.
Harkers Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 30 features intersect this tile.
Morehead City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harkers Island: 50/100 · Morehead City: 49/100
Harkers Island is 1 points higher.
Harkers Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Morehead City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harkers Island: 38/100 · Morehead City: 37/100
Harkers Island is 1 points higher.
Harkers Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Morehead City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harkers Island: 73/100 · Morehead City: 77/100
Morehead City is 4 points higher.
Harkers Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morehead City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harkers Island: 16/100 · Morehead City: 31/100
Morehead City is 15 points higher.
Harkers Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morehead City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harkers Island: 96/100 · Morehead City: 98/100
Morehead City is 2 points higher.
Harkers Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Morehead City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Harkers Island: 71/100 · Morehead City: 14/100
Harkers Island is 57 points higher.
Harkers Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Morehead City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Harkers Island: 14/100 · Morehead City: 27/100
Morehead City is 13 points higher.
Harkers Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Morehead 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.