City vs city
Lowes Island vs Roanoke, VA
Roanoke currently scores 5 points higher overall than Lowes Island, 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 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 · Roanoke: 39/100
Roanoke is 5 points higher.
Flood
Lowes Island: 17/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
Roanoke is 7 points higher.
Lowes Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lowes Island: 20/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
Lowes Island is 3 points higher.
Lowes Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lowes Island: 36/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Lowes Island is 6 points higher.
Lowes Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lowes Island: 8/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Roanoke is 11 points higher.
Lowes Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lowes Island: 78/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
Roanoke is 22 points higher.
Lowes Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lowes Island: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lowes Island: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lowes Island: 40/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Roanoke is 11 points higher.
Lowes Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lowes Island: 41/100 · Roanoke: 35/100
Lowes Island is 6 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.
Roanoke: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.