City vs city
Big Stone Gap vs Bristol, VA
Bristol currently scores 3 points higher overall than Big Stone Gap, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Big Stone Gap: 26/100 · Bristol: 29/100
Bristol is 3 points higher.
Flood
Big Stone Gap: 23/100 · Bristol: 0/100
Big Stone Gap is 23 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Bristol: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Stone Gap: 14/100 · Bristol: 15/100
Bristol is 1 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Bristol: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Stone Gap: 34/100 · Bristol: 28/100
Big Stone Gap is 6 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Bristol: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Bristol: 0/100
Big Stone Gap is 15 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bristol: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Bristol: 65/100
Bristol is 50 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bristol: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Stone Gap: Unavailable · Bristol: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Stone Gap: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Bristol: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Stone Gap: 43/100 · Bristol: 33/100
Big Stone Gap is 10 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Bristol: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Stone Gap: 35/100 · Bristol: 32/100
Big Stone Gap is 3 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Bristol: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.