City vs city
James City vs Morehead City, NC
Morehead City currently scores 9 points higher overall than James 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
James City: 42/100 · Morehead City: 51/100
Morehead City is 9 points higher.
Flood
James City: 51/100 · Morehead City: 78/100
Morehead City is 27 points higher.
James City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Morehead City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
James City: 41/100 · Morehead City: 49/100
Morehead City is 8 points higher.
James City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Morehead City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
James City: 48/100 · Morehead City: 37/100
James City is 11 points higher.
James City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Morehead City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
James City: 8/100 · Morehead City: 77/100
Morehead City is 69 points higher.
James City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morehead City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
James City: 42/100 · Morehead City: 31/100
James City is 11 points higher.
James City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morehead City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
James City: 94/100 · Morehead City: 98/100
Morehead City is 4 points higher.
James City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Morehead City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
James City: 18/100 · Morehead City: 14/100
James City is 4 points higher.
James City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Morehead City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
James City: 30/100 · Morehead City: 27/100
James City is 3 points higher.
James 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.
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.