City vs city
Lowes Island vs Norfolk, VA
Norfolk currently scores 16 points higher overall than Lowes Island, 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
Lowes Island: 34/100 · Norfolk: 50/100
Norfolk is 16 points higher.
Flood
Lowes Island: 17/100 · Norfolk: 46/100
Norfolk is 29 points higher.
Lowes Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Norfolk: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lowes Island: 20/100 · Norfolk: 27/100
Norfolk is 7 points higher.
Lowes Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norfolk: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lowes Island: 36/100 · Norfolk: 45/100
Norfolk is 9 points higher.
Lowes Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norfolk: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lowes Island: 8/100 · Norfolk: 46/100
Norfolk is 38 points higher.
Lowes Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norfolk: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lowes Island: 78/100 · Norfolk: 100/100
Norfolk is 22 points higher.
Lowes Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norfolk: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lowes Island: Unavailable · Norfolk: 77/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lowes Island: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norfolk: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lowes Island: 40/100 · Norfolk: 34/100
Lowes Island is 6 points higher.
Lowes Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norfolk: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lowes Island: 41/100 · Norfolk: 27/100
Lowes Island is 14 points higher.
Lowes Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Norfolk: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.