City vs city
Harrisonburg vs Roanoke, VA
Roanoke currently scores 9 points higher overall than Harrisonburg, 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 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
Harrisonburg: 30/100 · Roanoke: 39/100
Roanoke is 9 points higher.
Flood
Harrisonburg: 24/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
No gap.
Harrisonburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harrisonburg: 18/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
Harrisonburg is 1 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harrisonburg: 22/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Roanoke is 8 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harrisonburg: 0/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Roanoke is 19 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harrisonburg: 33/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
Roanoke is 67 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harrisonburg: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Harrisonburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Harrisonburg: 43/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Roanoke is 8 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Harrisonburg: 39/100 · Roanoke: 35/100
Harrisonburg is 4 points higher.
Harrisonburg: 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.