City vs city
Emporia vs South Hill, VA
South Hill currently scores 2 points higher overall than Emporia, 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
Emporia: 32/100 · South Hill: 34/100
South Hill is 2 points higher.
Flood
Emporia: 34/100 · South Hill: 26/100
Emporia is 8 points higher.
Emporia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
South Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Emporia: 22/100 · South Hill: 21/100
Emporia is 1 points higher.
Emporia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Emporia: 49/100 · South Hill: 47/100
Emporia is 2 points higher.
Emporia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Emporia: 8/100 · South Hill: 19/100
South Hill is 11 points higher.
Emporia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Emporia: 25/100 · South Hill: 51/100
South Hill is 26 points higher.
Emporia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Emporia: Unavailable · South Hill: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Emporia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Emporia: 57/100 · South Hill: 42/100
Emporia is 15 points higher.
Emporia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Emporia: 32/100 · South Hill: 32/100
No gap.
Emporia: 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 Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.