City vs city
Kill Devil Hills vs Southern Shores, NC
Kill Devil Hills currently scores 10 points higher overall than Southern Shores, 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
Kill Devil Hills: 37/100 · Southern Shores: 27/100
Kill Devil Hills is 10 points higher.
Flood
Kill Devil Hills: 0/100 · Southern Shores: 0/100
No gap.
Kill Devil Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Southern Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kill Devil Hills: 39/100 · Southern Shores: 38/100
Kill Devil Hills is 1 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Southern Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kill Devil Hills: 36/100 · Southern Shores: 38/100
Southern Shores is 2 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Southern Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kill Devil Hills: 46/100 · Southern Shores: 8/100
Kill Devil Hills is 38 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southern Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kill Devil Hills: 29/100 · Southern Shores: 14/100
Kill Devil Hills is 15 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southern Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kill Devil Hills: 94/100 · Southern Shores: 95/100
Southern Shores is 1 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Southern Shores: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Kill Devil Hills: 0/100 · Southern Shores: 3/100
Southern Shores is 3 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Southern Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kill Devil Hills: 16/100 · Southern Shores: 16/100
No gap.
Kill Devil Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Southern Shores: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.