City vs city
Lawndale vs Shelby, NC
Lawndale currently scores 4 points higher overall than Shelby, 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
Lawndale: 46/100 · Shelby: 42/100
Lawndale is 4 points higher.
Flood
Lawndale: 30/100 · Shelby: 38/100
Shelby is 8 points higher.
Lawndale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Shelby: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lawndale: 17/100 · Shelby: 17/100
No gap.
Lawndale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shelby: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lawndale: 45/100 · Shelby: 43/100
Lawndale is 2 points higher.
Lawndale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shelby: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lawndale: 69/100 · Shelby: 0/100
Lawndale is 69 points higher.
Lawndale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shelby: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lawndale: 56/100 · Shelby: 40/100
Lawndale is 16 points higher.
Lawndale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shelby: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lawndale: Unavailable · Shelby: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lawndale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shelby: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lawndale: 66/100 · Shelby: 75/100
Shelby is 9 points higher.
Lawndale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shelby: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lawndale: 36/100 · Shelby: 36/100
No gap.
Lawndale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Shelby: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.