City vs city
McDonald vs Winston-Salem, NC
McDonald and Winston-Salem are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
McDonald: 38/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
McDonald: 0/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Winston-Salem is 32 points higher.
McDonald: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
McDonald: 34/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
McDonald is 16 points higher.
McDonald: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
McDonald: 65/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
McDonald is 23 points higher.
McDonald: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
McDonald: 8/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Winston-Salem is 7 points higher.
McDonald: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
McDonald: 55/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
McDonald is 5 points higher.
McDonald: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
McDonald: Unavailable · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
McDonald: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
McDonald: 79/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
McDonald is 8 points higher.
McDonald: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
McDonald: 24/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 11 points higher.
McDonald: 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.