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Chester vs Norfolk, VA

Norfolk currently scores 6 points higher overall than Chester, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Chester

44/100

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Norfolk

50/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Chester: 44/100 · Norfolk: 50/100

Norfolk is 6 points higher.

Flood

Chester: 30/100 · Norfolk: 46/100

Norfolk is 16 points higher.

Chester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Norfolk: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chester: 21/100 · Norfolk: 27/100

Norfolk is 6 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Chester: 48/100 · Norfolk: 45/100

Chester is 3 points higher.

Chester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Norfolk: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chester: 23/100 · Norfolk: 46/100

Norfolk is 23 points higher.

Chester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Norfolk: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chester: 100/100 · Norfolk: 100/100

No gap.

Chester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Norfolk: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chester: Unavailable · Norfolk: 77/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Norfolk: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Chester: 57/100 · Norfolk: 34/100

Chester is 23 points higher.

Chester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Norfolk: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Chester: 32/100 · Norfolk: 27/100

Chester is 5 points higher.

Chester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Norfolk: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.