City vs city
Newport News vs Roanoke, VA
Roanoke currently scores 7 points higher overall than Newport News, 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
Newport News: 32/100 · Roanoke: 39/100
Roanoke is 7 points higher.
Flood
Newport News: 39/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
Newport News is 15 points higher.
Newport News: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Newport News: 24/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
Newport News is 7 points higher.
Newport News: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Newport News: 49/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Newport News is 19 points higher.
Newport News: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Newport News: 15/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Roanoke is 4 points higher.
Newport News: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Newport News: 37/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
Roanoke is 63 points higher.
Newport News: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Newport News: 27/100 · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Newport News: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Newport News: 37/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Roanoke is 14 points higher.
Newport News: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Newport News: 28/100 · Roanoke: 35/100
Roanoke is 7 points higher.
Newport News: 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.