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Lexington vs Myrtle Beach, SC

Lexington currently scores 2 points higher overall than Myrtle Beach, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Lexington

56/100

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Myrtle Beach

54/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Lexington: 56/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100

Lexington is 2 points higher.

Flood

Lexington: 22/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100

Myrtle Beach is 4 points higher.

Lexington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lexington: 23/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100

Myrtle Beach is 29 points higher.

Lexington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Lexington: 68/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100

Lexington is 9 points higher.

Lexington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lexington: 81/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100

Lexington is 46 points higher.

Lexington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lexington: 100/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100

Lexington is 15 points higher.

Lexington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lexington: Unavailable · Myrtle Beach: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Lexington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Lexington: 68/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100

Lexington is 8 points higher.

Lexington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lexington: 27/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100

Lexington is 8 points higher.

Lexington: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Myrtle Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.