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Lynchburg vs Roanoke, VA

Roanoke currently scores 7 points higher overall than Lynchburg, with the largest gap in hail.

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Lynchburg

32/100

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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

Lynchburg: 32/100 · Roanoke: 39/100

Roanoke is 7 points higher.

Flood

Lynchburg: 30/100 · Roanoke: 24/100

Lynchburg is 6 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Lynchburg: 18/100 · Roanoke: 17/100

Lynchburg is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lynchburg: 33/100 · Roanoke: 30/100

Lynchburg is 3 points higher.

Lynchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lynchburg: 8/100 · Roanoke: 19/100

Roanoke is 11 points higher.

Lynchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lynchburg: 64/100 · Roanoke: 100/100

Roanoke is 36 points higher.

Lynchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lynchburg: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lynchburg: 38/100 · Roanoke: 51/100

Roanoke is 13 points higher.

Lynchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lynchburg: 35/100 · Roanoke: 35/100

No gap.

Lynchburg: 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.