City vs city
Charleston vs Fort Gay, WV
Charleston currently scores 8 points higher overall than Fort Gay, 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
Charleston: 49/100 · Fort Gay: 41/100
Charleston is 8 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Fort Gay: 56/100
Charleston is 21 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Fort Gay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Fort Gay: 15/100
No gap.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Gay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Fort Gay: 43/100
Fort Gay is 11 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Gay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Fort Gay: 0/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Gay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Fort Gay: 46/100
Charleston is 54 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Gay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Fort Gay: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Gay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Fort Gay: 47/100
Charleston is 16 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Gay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Fort Gay: 36/100
Charleston is 11 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Gay: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.