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Lynchburg vs South Boston, VA

Lynchburg currently scores 1 points higher overall than South Boston, with the largest gap in hail.

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Lynchburg

32/100

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South Boston

31/100

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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 · South Boston: 31/100

Lynchburg is 1 points higher.

Flood

Lynchburg: 30/100 · South Boston: 21/100

Lynchburg is 9 points higher.

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

South Boston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lynchburg: 18/100 · South Boston: 19/100

South Boston is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lynchburg: 33/100 · South Boston: 41/100

South Boston is 8 points higher.

Lynchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Boston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lynchburg: 8/100 · South Boston: 8/100

No gap.

Lynchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Boston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lynchburg: 64/100 · South Boston: 45/100

Lynchburg is 19 points higher.

Lynchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Boston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lynchburg: Unavailable · South Boston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lynchburg: 38/100 · South Boston: 55/100

South Boston is 17 points higher.

Lynchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Boston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lynchburg: 35/100 · South Boston: 28/100

Lynchburg is 7 points higher.

Lynchburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

South Boston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.