City vs city
Kitty Hawk vs Winston-Salem, NC
Kitty Hawk and Winston-Salem are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Kitty Hawk: 38/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Kitty Hawk: 69/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Kitty Hawk is 37 points higher.
Kitty Hawk: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kitty Hawk: 38/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
Kitty Hawk is 20 points higher.
Kitty Hawk: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kitty Hawk: 38/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Winston-Salem is 4 points higher.
Kitty Hawk: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kitty Hawk: 0/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Winston-Salem is 15 points higher.
Kitty Hawk: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kitty Hawk: 10/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 40 points higher.
Kitty Hawk: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kitty Hawk: 88/100 · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kitty Hawk: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kitty Hawk: 6/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 65 points higher.
Kitty Hawk: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kitty Hawk: 16/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 19 points higher.
Kitty Hawk: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Winston-Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.