City vs city
Alum Creek vs Charleston, WV
Charleston currently scores 13 points higher overall than Alum Creek, 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
Alum Creek: 36/100 · Charleston: 49/100
Charleston is 13 points higher.
Flood
Alum Creek: 64/100 · Charleston: 77/100
Charleston is 13 points higher.
Alum Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alum Creek: 15/100 · Charleston: 15/100
No gap.
Alum Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alum Creek: 36/100 · Charleston: 32/100
Alum Creek is 4 points higher.
Alum Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alum Creek: 0/100 · Charleston: 12/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Alum Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alum Creek: 8/100 · Charleston: 100/100
Charleston is 92 points higher.
Alum Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alum Creek: Unavailable · Charleston: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alum Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alum Creek: 47/100 · Charleston: 63/100
Charleston is 16 points higher.
Alum Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alum Creek: 47/100 · Charleston: 47/100
No gap.
Alum Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Charleston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.