City vs city
Clifton Forge vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 14 points higher overall than Clifton Forge, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Clifton Forge: 23/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 14 points higher.
Flood
Clifton Forge: 23/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 7 points higher.
Clifton Forge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Clifton Forge: 17/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 13 points higher.
Clifton Forge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Clifton Forge: 24/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 19 points higher.
Clifton Forge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Clifton Forge: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Clifton Forge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Clifton Forge: 8/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Virginia Beach is 19 points higher.
Clifton Forge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Clifton Forge: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Clifton Forge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Clifton Forge: 32/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Virginia Beach is 7 points higher.
Clifton Forge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Clifton Forge: 35/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Clifton Forge is 8 points higher.
Clifton Forge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Virginia Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.