City vs city
Wendell vs Winston-Salem, NC
Wendell and Winston-Salem are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Wendell: 38/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Wendell: 32/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
No gap.
Wendell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Wendell: 24/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
Wendell is 6 points higher.
Wendell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Wendell: 59/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Wendell is 17 points higher.
Wendell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Wendell: 27/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Wendell is 12 points higher.
Wendell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Wendell: 31/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 19 points higher.
Wendell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Wendell: Unavailable · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Wendell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Wendell: 63/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 8 points higher.
Wendell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Wendell: 30/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 5 points higher.
Wendell: 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.