City vs city
Big Chimney vs Martinsburg, WV
Big Chimney currently scores 2 points higher overall than Martinsburg, 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 · Martinsburg: 39/100
Big Chimney is 2 points higher.
Flood
Big Chimney: 61/100 · Martinsburg: 59/100
Big Chimney is 2 points higher.
Big Chimney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Martinsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Chimney: 16/100 · Martinsburg: 20/100
Martinsburg is 4 points higher.
Big Chimney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Martinsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Chimney: 31/100 · Martinsburg: 20/100
Big Chimney is 11 points higher.
Big Chimney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Martinsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Chimney: 0/100 · Martinsburg: 12/100
Martinsburg is 12 points higher.
Big Chimney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martinsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Chimney: 25/100 · Martinsburg: 59/100
Martinsburg is 34 points higher.
Big Chimney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martinsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Chimney: Unavailable · Martinsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Chimney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Martinsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Chimney: 65/100 · Martinsburg: 60/100
Big Chimney is 5 points higher.
Big Chimney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Martinsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Chimney: 47/100 · Martinsburg: 41/100
Big Chimney is 6 points higher.
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.
Martinsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.