City vs city
Orwigsburg vs Tamaqua, PA
Tamaqua currently scores 7 points higher overall than Orwigsburg, 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
Orwigsburg: 33/100 · Tamaqua: 40/100
Tamaqua is 7 points higher.
Flood
Orwigsburg: 68/100 · Tamaqua: 75/100
Tamaqua is 7 points higher.
Orwigsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Tamaqua: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orwigsburg: 21/100 · Tamaqua: 21/100
No gap.
Orwigsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tamaqua: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orwigsburg: 36/100 · Tamaqua: 33/100
Orwigsburg is 3 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tamaqua: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orwigsburg: 8/100 · Tamaqua: 19/100
Tamaqua is 11 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tamaqua: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orwigsburg: 19/100 · Tamaqua: 32/100
Tamaqua is 13 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tamaqua: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orwigsburg: Unavailable · Tamaqua: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orwigsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tamaqua: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Orwigsburg: 43/100 · Tamaqua: 63/100
Tamaqua is 20 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tamaqua: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Orwigsburg: 39/100 · Tamaqua: 37/100
Orwigsburg is 2 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tamaqua: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.