City vs city

Falls Church vs Roanoke, VA

Falls Church currently scores 4 points higher overall than Roanoke, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Falls Church

43/100

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Roanoke

39/100

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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

Falls Church: 43/100 · Roanoke: 39/100

Falls Church is 4 points higher.

Flood

Falls Church: 25/100 · Roanoke: 24/100

Falls Church is 1 points higher.

Falls Church: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Falls Church: 21/100 · Roanoke: 17/100

Falls Church is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Falls Church: 39/100 · Roanoke: 30/100

Falls Church is 9 points higher.

Falls Church: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Falls Church: 27/100 · Roanoke: 19/100

Falls Church is 8 points higher.

Falls Church: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Falls Church: 100/100 · Roanoke: 100/100

No gap.

Falls Church: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Falls Church: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Falls Church: 45/100 · Roanoke: 51/100

Roanoke is 6 points higher.

Falls Church: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Falls Church: 41/100 · Roanoke: 35/100

Falls Church is 6 points higher.

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

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