City vs city
Big Chimney vs Charleston, WV
Charleston currently scores 8 points higher overall than Big Chimney, 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
Big Chimney: 41/100 · Charleston: 49/100
Charleston is 8 points higher.
Flood
Big Chimney: 61/100 · Charleston: 77/100
Charleston is 16 points higher.
Big Chimney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Chimney: 16/100 · Charleston: 15/100
Big Chimney is 1 points higher.
Big Chimney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Chimney: 31/100 · Charleston: 32/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Big Chimney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Chimney: 0/100 · Charleston: 12/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Big Chimney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Chimney: 25/100 · Charleston: 100/100
Charleston is 75 points higher.
Big Chimney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Chimney: Unavailable · Charleston: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Chimney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Chimney: 65/100 · Charleston: 63/100
Big Chimney is 2 points higher.
Big Chimney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Chimney: 47/100 · Charleston: 47/100
No gap.
Big Chimney: 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.