City vs city
Brandonville vs Cheat Lake, WV
Cheat Lake currently scores 1 points higher overall than Brandonville, 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
Brandonville: 30/100 · Cheat Lake: 31/100
Cheat Lake is 1 points higher.
Flood
Brandonville: 61/100 · Cheat Lake: 57/100
Brandonville is 4 points higher.
Brandonville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Cheat Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brandonville: 18/100 · Cheat Lake: 18/100
No gap.
Brandonville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cheat Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brandonville: 25/100 · Cheat Lake: 25/100
No gap.
Brandonville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cheat Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brandonville: 4/100 · Cheat Lake: 4/100
No gap.
Brandonville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cheat Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brandonville: 19/100 · Cheat Lake: 29/100
Cheat Lake is 10 points higher.
Brandonville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cheat Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brandonville: Unavailable · Cheat Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brandonville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cheat Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brandonville: 46/100 · Cheat Lake: 41/100
Brandonville is 5 points higher.
Brandonville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cheat Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brandonville: 40/100 · Cheat Lake: 40/100
No gap.
Brandonville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cheat Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.