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City vs city

Lynchburg vs Memphis, TN

Memphis currently scores 2 points higher overall than Lynchburg, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Lynchburg

33/100

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Memphis

35/100

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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

Lynchburg: 33/100 · Memphis: 35/100

Memphis is 2 points higher.

Flood

Lynchburg: 30/100 · Memphis: 37/100

Memphis is 7 points higher.

Lynchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Memphis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lynchburg: 14/100 · Memphis: 14/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Lynchburg: 52/100 · Memphis: 61/100

Memphis is 9 points higher.

Lynchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Memphis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lynchburg: 23/100 · Memphis: 8/100

Lynchburg is 15 points higher.

Lynchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Memphis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lynchburg: 51/100 · Memphis: 64/100

Memphis is 13 points higher.

Lynchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Memphis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lynchburg: Unavailable · Memphis: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lynchburg: 36/100 · Memphis: 38/100

Memphis is 2 points higher.

Lynchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Memphis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lynchburg: 27/100 · Memphis: 26/100

Lynchburg is 1 points higher.

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

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