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Bluefield vs Roanoke, VA

Bluefield currently scores 4 points higher overall than Roanoke, with the largest gap in hail.

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Bluefield

43/100

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Roanoke

39/100

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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 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 · Roanoke: 39/100

Bluefield is 4 points higher.

Flood

Bluefield: 54/100 · Roanoke: 24/100

Bluefield is 30 points higher.

Bluefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bluefield: 16/100 · Roanoke: 17/100

Roanoke is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bluefield: 25/100 · Roanoke: 30/100

Roanoke is 5 points higher.

Bluefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bluefield: 0/100 · Roanoke: 19/100

Roanoke is 19 points higher.

Bluefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bluefield: 68/100 · Roanoke: 100/100

Roanoke is 32 points higher.

Bluefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bluefield: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bluefield: 60/100 · Roanoke: 51/100

Bluefield is 9 points higher.

Bluefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bluefield: 36/100 · Roanoke: 35/100

Bluefield is 1 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.

Roanoke: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.