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Beckley vs Charleston, WV

Charleston currently scores 5 points higher overall than Beckley, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Beckley

44/100

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Charleston

49/100

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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

Beckley: 44/100 · Charleston: 49/100

Charleston is 5 points higher.

Flood

Beckley: 61/100 · Charleston: 77/100

Charleston is 16 points higher.

Beckley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Beckley: 16/100 · Charleston: 15/100

Beckley is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Beckley: 24/100 · Charleston: 32/100

Charleston is 8 points higher.

Beckley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Beckley: 15/100 · Charleston: 12/100

Beckley is 3 points higher.

Beckley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Beckley: 100/100 · Charleston: 100/100

No gap.

Beckley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Beckley: Unavailable · Charleston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Beckley: 45/100 · Charleston: 63/100

Charleston is 18 points higher.

Beckley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Beckley: 44/100 · Charleston: 47/100

Charleston is 3 points higher.

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

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