City vs city
Morehead City vs Newport, NC
Newport currently scores 5 points higher overall than Morehead City, with the largest gap 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
Morehead City: 51/100 · Newport: 56/100
Newport is 5 points higher.
Flood
Morehead City: 78/100 · Newport: 76/100
Morehead City is 2 points higher.
Morehead City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Newport: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Morehead City: 49/100 · Newport: 47/100
Morehead City is 2 points higher.
Morehead City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newport: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Morehead City: 37/100 · Newport: 39/100
Newport is 2 points higher.
Morehead City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newport: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Morehead City: 77/100 · Newport: 42/100
Morehead City is 35 points higher.
Morehead City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Morehead City: 31/100 · Newport: 59/100
Newport is 28 points higher.
Morehead City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Morehead City: 98/100 · Newport: 98/100
No gap.
Morehead City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newport: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Morehead City: 14/100 · Newport: 59/100
Newport is 45 points higher.
Morehead City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newport: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Morehead City: 27/100 · Newport: 27/100
No gap.
Morehead City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Newport: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.