City vs city
Martinsville vs Norfolk, VA
Norfolk currently scores 8 points higher overall than Martinsville, 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 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
Martinsville: 42/100 · Norfolk: 50/100
Norfolk is 8 points higher.
Flood
Martinsville: 23/100 · Norfolk: 46/100
Norfolk is 23 points higher.
Martinsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Norfolk: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Martinsville: 18/100 · Norfolk: 27/100
Norfolk is 9 points higher.
Martinsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norfolk: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Martinsville: 43/100 · Norfolk: 45/100
Norfolk is 2 points higher.
Martinsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norfolk: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Martinsville: 15/100 · Norfolk: 46/100
Norfolk is 31 points higher.
Martinsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norfolk: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Martinsville: 100/100 · Norfolk: 100/100
No gap.
Martinsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norfolk: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Martinsville: Unavailable · Norfolk: 77/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Martinsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norfolk: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Martinsville: 58/100 · Norfolk: 34/100
Martinsville is 24 points higher.
Martinsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norfolk: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Martinsville: 35/100 · Norfolk: 27/100
Martinsville is 8 points higher.
Martinsville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Norfolk: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.