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Pulaski vs Roanoke, VA

Roanoke currently scores 9 points higher overall than Pulaski, with the largest gap in hail.

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Pulaski

30/100

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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

Pulaski: 30/100 · Roanoke: 39/100

Roanoke is 9 points higher.

Flood

Pulaski: 26/100 · Roanoke: 24/100

Pulaski is 2 points higher.

Pulaski: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Pulaski: 16/100 · Roanoke: 17/100

Roanoke is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Pulaski: 28/100 · Roanoke: 30/100

Roanoke is 2 points higher.

Pulaski: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Pulaski: 8/100 · Roanoke: 19/100

Roanoke is 11 points higher.

Pulaski: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Pulaski: 47/100 · Roanoke: 100/100

Roanoke is 53 points higher.

Pulaski: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Pulaski: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Pulaski: 47/100 · Roanoke: 51/100

Roanoke is 4 points higher.

Pulaski: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Pulaski: 35/100 · Roanoke: 35/100

No gap.

Pulaski: 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.