City vs city
Lenoir vs Wilkesboro, NC
Lenoir currently scores 4 points higher overall than Wilkesboro, 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
Lenoir: 47/100 · Wilkesboro: 43/100
Lenoir is 4 points higher.
Flood
Lenoir: 29/100 · Wilkesboro: 34/100
Wilkesboro is 5 points higher.
Lenoir: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wilkesboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lenoir: 16/100 · Wilkesboro: 17/100
Wilkesboro is 1 points higher.
Lenoir: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wilkesboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lenoir: 44/100 · Wilkesboro: 44/100
No gap.
Lenoir: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wilkesboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lenoir: 0/100 · Wilkesboro: 15/100
Wilkesboro is 15 points higher.
Lenoir: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkesboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lenoir: 100/100 · Wilkesboro: 91/100
Lenoir is 9 points higher.
Lenoir: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkesboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lenoir: Unavailable · Wilkesboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lenoir: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wilkesboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lenoir: 57/100 · Wilkesboro: 67/100
Wilkesboro is 10 points higher.
Lenoir: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wilkesboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lenoir: 36/100 · Wilkesboro: 36/100
No gap.
Lenoir: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wilkesboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.