City vs city
Cape Charles vs Roanoke, VA
Roanoke currently scores 3 points higher overall than Cape Charles, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Cape Charles: 36/100 · Roanoke: 39/100
Roanoke is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cape Charles: 69/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
Cape Charles is 45 points higher.
Cape Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Charles: 27/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
Cape Charles is 10 points higher.
Cape Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Charles: 45/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Cape Charles is 15 points higher.
Cape Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Charles: 8/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Roanoke is 11 points higher.
Cape Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Charles: 11/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
Roanoke is 89 points higher.
Cape Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Charles: 95/100 · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cape Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cape Charles: 3/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Roanoke is 48 points higher.
Cape Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Charles: 27/100 · Roanoke: 35/100
Roanoke is 8 points higher.
Cape Charles: 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.