City vs city
Morganton vs Valdese, NC
Morganton currently scores 2 points higher overall than Valdese, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Morganton: 48/100 · Valdese: 46/100
Morganton is 2 points higher.
Flood
Morganton: 40/100 · Valdese: 34/100
Morganton is 6 points higher.
Morganton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Valdese: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Morganton: 16/100 · Valdese: 16/100
No gap.
Morganton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valdese: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Morganton: 46/100 · Valdese: 46/100
No gap.
Morganton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valdese: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Morganton: 23/100 · Valdese: 0/100
Morganton is 23 points higher.
Morganton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valdese: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Morganton: 100/100 · Valdese: 64/100
Morganton is 36 points higher.
Morganton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valdese: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Morganton: Unavailable · Valdese: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Morganton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valdese: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Morganton: 78/100 · Valdese: 77/100
Morganton is 1 points higher.
Morganton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valdese: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Morganton: 36/100 · Valdese: 37/100
Valdese is 1 points higher.
Morganton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Valdese: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.