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Bracey vs South Boston, VA

Bracey and South Boston are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.

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Bracey

31/100

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South Boston

31/100

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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

Bracey: 31/100 · South Boston: 31/100

No gap.

Flood

Bracey: 39/100 · South Boston: 21/100

Bracey is 18 points higher.

Bracey: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

South Boston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bracey: 21/100 · South Boston: 19/100

Bracey is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bracey: 49/100 · South Boston: 41/100

Bracey is 8 points higher.

Bracey: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Boston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bracey: 4/100 · South Boston: 8/100

South Boston is 4 points higher.

Bracey: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Boston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bracey: 14/100 · South Boston: 45/100

South Boston is 31 points higher.

Bracey: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Boston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bracey: Unavailable · South Boston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bracey: 59/100 · South Boston: 55/100

Bracey is 4 points higher.

Bracey: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Boston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bracey: 31/100 · South Boston: 28/100

Bracey is 3 points higher.

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

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