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Hopewell vs Roanoke, VA

Hopewell currently scores 9 points higher overall than Roanoke, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Hopewell

48/100

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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

Hopewell: 48/100 · Roanoke: 39/100

Hopewell is 9 points higher.

Flood

Hopewell: 28/100 · Roanoke: 24/100

Hopewell is 4 points higher.

Hopewell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Hopewell: 22/100 · Roanoke: 17/100

Hopewell is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Hopewell: 49/100 · Roanoke: 30/100

Hopewell is 19 points higher.

Hopewell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hopewell: 65/100 · Roanoke: 19/100

Hopewell is 46 points higher.

Hopewell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hopewell: 84/100 · Roanoke: 100/100

Roanoke is 16 points higher.

Hopewell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hopewell: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Hopewell: 57/100 · Roanoke: 51/100

Hopewell is 6 points higher.

Hopewell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Hopewell: 31/100 · Roanoke: 35/100

Roanoke is 4 points higher.

Hopewell: 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.