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Palmyra vs Stafford, VA

Stafford currently scores 10 points higher overall than Palmyra, with the largest gap in hail.

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Palmyra

31/100

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Stafford

41/100

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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

Palmyra: 31/100 · Stafford: 41/100

Stafford is 10 points higher.

Flood

Palmyra: 29/100 · Stafford: 33/100

Stafford is 4 points higher.

Palmyra: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Palmyra: 18/100 · Stafford: 20/100

Stafford is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Palmyra: 37/100 · Stafford: 44/100

Stafford is 7 points higher.

Palmyra: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Palmyra: 27/100 · Stafford: 8/100

Palmyra is 19 points higher.

Palmyra: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Palmyra: 22/100 · Stafford: 45/100

Stafford is 23 points higher.

Palmyra: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Palmyra: Unavailable · Stafford: 92/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Palmyra: 48/100 · Stafford: 48/100

No gap.

Palmyra: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Palmyra: 35/100 · Stafford: 41/100

Stafford is 6 points higher.

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

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