City vs city
Lake Norman of Catawba vs Winston-Salem, NC
Lake Norman of Catawba currently scores 6 points higher overall than Winston-Salem, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Lake Norman of Catawba: 44/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 6 points higher.
Flood
Lake Norman of Catawba: 66/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 34 points higher.
Lake Norman of Catawba: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Norman of Catawba: 18/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
No gap.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Norman of Catawba: 47/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 5 points higher.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Norman of Catawba: 38/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 23 points higher.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Norman of Catawba: 29/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 21 points higher.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Norman of Catawba: Unavailable · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Norman of Catawba: 70/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 1 points higher.
Lake Norman of Catawba: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Norman of Catawba: 37/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Lake Norman of Catawba is 2 points higher.
Lake Norman of Catawba: 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.