City vs city
Big Stone Gap vs Norton, VA
Big Stone Gap currently scores 2 points higher overall than Norton, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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
Big Stone Gap: 26/100 · Norton: 24/100
Big Stone Gap is 2 points higher.
Flood
Big Stone Gap: 23/100 · Norton: 23/100
No gap.
Big Stone Gap: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Norton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Stone Gap: 14/100 · Norton: 14/100
No gap.
Big Stone Gap: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Stone Gap: 34/100 · Norton: 33/100
Big Stone Gap is 1 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Norton: 4/100
Big Stone Gap is 11 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Norton: 15/100
No gap.
Big Stone Gap: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Stone Gap: Unavailable · Norton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Stone Gap: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Stone Gap: 43/100 · Norton: 47/100
Norton is 4 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Big Stone Gap: 35/100 · Norton: 34/100
Big Stone Gap is 1 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Norton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.