City vs city
Cats Bridge vs Newport News, VA
Cats Bridge currently scores 8 points higher overall than Newport News, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Cats Bridge: 40/100 · Newport News: 32/100
Cats Bridge is 8 points higher.
Flood
Cats Bridge: 82/100 · Newport News: 39/100
Cats Bridge is 43 points higher.
Cats Bridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Newport News: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cats Bridge: 30/100 · Newport News: 24/100
Cats Bridge is 6 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newport News: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cats Bridge: 31/100 · Newport News: 49/100
Newport News is 18 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newport News: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cats Bridge: 0/100 · Newport News: 15/100
Newport News is 15 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cats Bridge: 6/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Newport News is 31 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cats Bridge: 99/100 · Newport News: 27/100
Cats Bridge is 72 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newport News: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cats Bridge: 4/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Newport News is 33 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newport News: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cats Bridge: 30/100 · Newport News: 28/100
Cats Bridge is 2 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Newport News: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.