City vs city
Charleston vs Moundsville, WV
Charleston currently scores 5 points higher overall than Moundsville, 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 · Moundsville: 44/100
Charleston is 5 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Moundsville: 76/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Moundsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Moundsville: 17/100
Moundsville is 2 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Moundsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Moundsville: 20/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Moundsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Moundsville: 0/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Moundsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Moundsville: 71/100
Charleston is 29 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Moundsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Moundsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Moundsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Moundsville: 44/100
Charleston is 19 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Moundsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Moundsville: 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.
Moundsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.