City vs city
Big Chimney vs Coal Fork, WV
Big Chimney and Coal Fork are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Coal Fork: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
Big Chimney: 61/100 · Coal Fork: 61/100
No gap.
Big Chimney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Coal Fork: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Chimney: 16/100 · Coal Fork: 16/100
No gap.
Big Chimney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Coal Fork: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Chimney: 31/100 · Coal Fork: 31/100
No gap.
Big Chimney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Coal Fork: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Chimney: 0/100 · Coal Fork: 8/100
Coal Fork is 8 points higher.
Big Chimney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Coal Fork: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Chimney: 25/100 · Coal Fork: 71/100
Coal Fork is 46 points higher.
Big Chimney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Coal Fork: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Chimney: Unavailable · Coal Fork: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Chimney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Coal Fork: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Chimney: 65/100 · Coal Fork: 52/100
Big Chimney is 13 points higher.
Big Chimney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Coal Fork: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Chimney: 47/100 · Coal Fork: 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.
Coal Fork: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.