City vs city
Bluefield vs Norfolk, VA
Norfolk currently scores 7 points higher overall than Bluefield, 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 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
Bluefield: 43/100 · Norfolk: 50/100
Norfolk is 7 points higher.
Flood
Bluefield: 54/100 · Norfolk: 46/100
Bluefield is 8 points higher.
Bluefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Norfolk: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bluefield: 16/100 · Norfolk: 27/100
Norfolk is 11 points higher.
Bluefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norfolk: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bluefield: 25/100 · Norfolk: 45/100
Norfolk is 20 points higher.
Bluefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norfolk: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bluefield: 0/100 · Norfolk: 46/100
Norfolk is 46 points higher.
Bluefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norfolk: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bluefield: 68/100 · Norfolk: 100/100
Norfolk is 32 points higher.
Bluefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norfolk: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bluefield: Unavailable · Norfolk: 77/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bluefield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norfolk: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bluefield: 60/100 · Norfolk: 34/100
Bluefield is 26 points higher.
Bluefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norfolk: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bluefield: 36/100 · Norfolk: 27/100
Bluefield is 9 points higher.
Bluefield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Norfolk: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.