City vs city
Hanover vs McSherrystown, PA
McSherrystown currently scores 1 points higher overall than Hanover, 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
Hanover: 40/100 · McSherrystown: 41/100
McSherrystown is 1 points higher.
Flood
Hanover: 65/100 · McSherrystown: 80/100
McSherrystown is 15 points higher.
Hanover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
McSherrystown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hanover: 20/100 · McSherrystown: 20/100
No gap.
Hanover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McSherrystown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hanover: 34/100 · McSherrystown: 34/100
No gap.
Hanover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McSherrystown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hanover: 50/100 · McSherrystown: 0/100
Hanover is 50 points higher.
Hanover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McSherrystown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hanover: 39/100 · McSherrystown: 32/100
Hanover is 7 points higher.
Hanover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McSherrystown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hanover: Unavailable · McSherrystown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hanover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
McSherrystown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hanover: 29/100 · McSherrystown: 38/100
McSherrystown is 9 points higher.
Hanover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McSherrystown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hanover: 43/100 · McSherrystown: 40/100
Hanover is 3 points higher.
Hanover: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
McSherrystown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.