City vs city
North Topsail Beach vs Winston-Salem, NC
North Topsail Beach currently scores 6 points higher overall than Winston-Salem, 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
North Topsail Beach: 44/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
North Topsail Beach is 6 points higher.
Flood
North Topsail Beach: 76/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
North Topsail Beach is 44 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Topsail Beach: 51/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
North Topsail Beach is 33 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Topsail Beach: 41/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Winston-Salem is 1 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Topsail Beach: 0/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Winston-Salem is 15 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Topsail Beach: 8/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 42 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Topsail Beach: 99/100 · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
North Topsail Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
North Topsail Beach: 15/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 56 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Topsail Beach: 18/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 17 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: 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.