City vs city
Roanoke Rapids vs Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount currently scores 8 points higher overall than Roanoke Rapids, 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
Roanoke Rapids: 32/100 · Rocky Mount: 40/100
Rocky Mount is 8 points higher.
Flood
Roanoke Rapids: 40/100 · Rocky Mount: 40/100
No gap.
Roanoke Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Rocky Mount: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Roanoke Rapids: 22/100 · Rocky Mount: 25/100
Rocky Mount is 3 points higher.
Roanoke Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rocky Mount: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Roanoke Rapids: 49/100 · Rocky Mount: 53/100
Rocky Mount is 4 points higher.
Roanoke Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rocky Mount: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Roanoke Rapids: 4/100 · Rocky Mount: 23/100
Rocky Mount is 19 points higher.
Roanoke Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rocky Mount: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Roanoke Rapids: 31/100 · Rocky Mount: 49/100
Rocky Mount is 18 points higher.
Roanoke Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rocky Mount: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Roanoke Rapids: Unavailable · Rocky Mount: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Roanoke Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rocky Mount: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Roanoke Rapids: 49/100 · Rocky Mount: 63/100
Rocky Mount is 14 points higher.
Roanoke Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rocky Mount: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Roanoke Rapids: 32/100 · Rocky Mount: 28/100
Roanoke Rapids is 4 points higher.
Roanoke Rapids: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rocky Mount: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.