City vs city
Charleston vs Cheat Lake, WV
Charleston currently scores 18 points higher overall than Cheat Lake, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Charleston: 49/100 · Cheat Lake: 31/100
Charleston is 18 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Cheat Lake: 57/100
Charleston is 20 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Cheat Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Cheat Lake: 18/100
Cheat Lake is 3 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cheat Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Cheat Lake: 25/100
Charleston is 7 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cheat Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Cheat Lake: 4/100
Charleston is 8 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cheat Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Cheat Lake: 29/100
Charleston is 71 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cheat Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Cheat Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cheat Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Cheat Lake: 41/100
Charleston is 22 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cheat Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Cheat Lake: 40/100
Charleston is 7 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Cheat Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.