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Beckley vs Morgantown, WV

Beckley currently scores 2 points higher overall than Morgantown, with the largest gap in hail.

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Beckley

44/100

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Morgantown

42/100

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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 · Morgantown: 42/100

Beckley is 2 points higher.

Flood

Beckley: 61/100 · Morgantown: 64/100

Morgantown is 3 points higher.

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

Morgantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Beckley: 16/100 · Morgantown: 18/100

Morgantown is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Beckley: 24/100 · Morgantown: 25/100

Morgantown is 1 points higher.

Beckley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Morgantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Beckley: 15/100 · Morgantown: 8/100

Beckley is 7 points higher.

Beckley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Morgantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Beckley: 100/100 · Morgantown: 85/100

Beckley is 15 points higher.

Beckley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Morgantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Beckley: Unavailable · Morgantown: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Beckley: 45/100 · Morgantown: 55/100

Morgantown is 10 points higher.

Beckley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Morgantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Beckley: 44/100 · Morgantown: 40/100

Beckley is 4 points higher.

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

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