City vs city
Big Chimney vs Elkview, WV
Elkview currently scores 5 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 · Elkview: 46/100
Elkview is 5 points higher.
Flood
Big Chimney: 61/100 · Elkview: 64/100
Elkview is 3 points higher.
Big Chimney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Elkview: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Chimney: 16/100 · Elkview: 16/100
No gap.
Big Chimney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elkview: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Chimney: 31/100 · Elkview: 30/100
Big Chimney is 1 points higher.
Big Chimney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elkview: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Chimney: 0/100 · Elkview: 8/100
Elkview is 8 points higher.
Big Chimney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elkview: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Chimney: 25/100 · Elkview: 100/100
Elkview is 75 points higher.
Big Chimney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elkview: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Chimney: Unavailable · Elkview: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Chimney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elkview: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Chimney: 65/100 · Elkview: 58/100
Big Chimney is 7 points higher.
Big Chimney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elkview: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Chimney: 47/100 · Elkview: 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.
Elkview: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.