City vs city
Big Stone Gap vs Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake currently scores 9 points higher overall than Big Stone Gap, 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
Big Stone Gap: 26/100 · Chesapeake: 35/100
Chesapeake is 9 points higher.
Flood
Big Stone Gap: 23/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Chesapeake is 3 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Chesapeake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Stone Gap: 14/100 · Chesapeake: 27/100
Chesapeake is 13 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Stone Gap: 34/100 · Chesapeake: 42/100
Chesapeake is 8 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Chesapeake: 8/100
Big Stone Gap is 7 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Chesapeake: 18/100
Chesapeake is 3 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Stone Gap: Unavailable · Chesapeake: 78/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Stone Gap: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chesapeake: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Big Stone Gap: 43/100 · Chesapeake: 55/100
Chesapeake is 12 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesapeake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Stone Gap: 35/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Big Stone Gap is 9 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.
Chesapeake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.