City vs city
Forest vs Lynchburg, VA
Forest currently scores 3 points higher overall than Lynchburg, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Forest: 36/100 · Lynchburg: 33/100
Forest is 3 points higher.
Flood
Forest: 32/100 · Lynchburg: 24/100
Forest is 8 points higher.
Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Lynchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest: 18/100 · Lynchburg: 18/100
No gap.
Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lynchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest: 34/100 · Lynchburg: 35/100
Lynchburg is 1 points higher.
Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lynchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest: 27/100 · Lynchburg: 0/100
Forest is 27 points higher.
Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lynchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest: 66/100 · Lynchburg: 49/100
Forest is 17 points higher.
Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lynchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest: Unavailable · Lynchburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lynchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest: 39/100 · Lynchburg: 37/100
Forest is 2 points higher.
Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lynchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Forest: 35/100 · Lynchburg: 35/100
No gap.
Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lynchburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.