City vs city
Alum Creek vs Institute, WV
Institute currently scores 4 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 · Institute: 40/100
Institute is 4 points higher.
Flood
Alum Creek: 64/100 · Institute: 72/100
Institute is 8 points higher.
Alum Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Institute: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alum Creek: 15/100 · Institute: 15/100
No gap.
Alum Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Institute: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alum Creek: 36/100 · Institute: 34/100
Alum Creek is 2 points higher.
Alum Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Institute: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alum Creek: 0/100 · Institute: 8/100
Institute is 8 points higher.
Alum Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Institute: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alum Creek: 8/100 · Institute: 58/100
Institute is 50 points higher.
Alum Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Institute: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alum Creek: Unavailable · Institute: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alum Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Institute: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alum Creek: 47/100 · Institute: 48/100
Institute is 1 points higher.
Alum Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Institute: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alum Creek: 47/100 · Institute: 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.
Institute: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.