City vs city
Myrtle Beach vs Ware Shoals, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 19 points higher overall than Ware Shoals, with the largest gap in wind.
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
Myrtle Beach: 54/100 · Ware Shoals: 35/100
Myrtle Beach is 19 points higher.
Flood
Myrtle Beach: 26/100 · Ware Shoals: 25/100
Myrtle Beach is 1 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Ware Shoals: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Myrtle Beach: 52/100 · Ware Shoals: 17/100
Myrtle Beach is 35 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ware Shoals: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Myrtle Beach: 59/100 · Ware Shoals: 51/100
Myrtle Beach is 8 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ware Shoals: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Myrtle Beach: 35/100 · Ware Shoals: 4/100
Myrtle Beach is 31 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ware Shoals: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Myrtle Beach: 85/100 · Ware Shoals: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 33 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ware Shoals: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Myrtle Beach: 99/100 · Ware Shoals: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ware Shoals: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Myrtle Beach: 60/100 · Ware Shoals: 64/100
Ware Shoals is 4 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ware Shoals: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Myrtle Beach: 19/100 · Ware Shoals: 29/100
Ware Shoals is 10 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ware Shoals: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.