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Roanoke vs Rocky Mount, VA

Roanoke currently scores 4 points higher overall than Rocky Mount, with the largest gap in hail.

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Roanoke

39/100

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Rocky Mount

35/100

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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

Roanoke: 39/100 · Rocky Mount: 35/100

Roanoke is 4 points higher.

Flood

Roanoke: 24/100 · Rocky Mount: 21/100

Roanoke is 3 points higher.

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

Rocky Mount: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Roanoke: 17/100 · Rocky Mount: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Roanoke: 30/100 · Rocky Mount: 35/100

Rocky Mount is 5 points higher.

Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rocky Mount: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Roanoke: 19/100 · Rocky Mount: 8/100

Roanoke is 11 points higher.

Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rocky Mount: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Roanoke: 100/100 · Rocky Mount: 79/100

Roanoke is 21 points higher.

Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rocky Mount: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Roanoke: Unavailable · Rocky Mount: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Roanoke: 51/100 · Rocky Mount: 50/100

Roanoke is 1 points higher.

Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Rocky Mount: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Roanoke: 35/100 · Rocky Mount: 35/100

No gap.

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

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