City vs city
Charleston vs Mount Carbon, WV
Charleston currently scores 12 points higher overall than Mount Carbon, 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 · Mount Carbon: 37/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Mount Carbon: 63/100
Charleston is 14 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Mount Carbon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Mount Carbon: 16/100
Mount Carbon is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mount Carbon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Mount Carbon: 28/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mount Carbon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Mount Carbon: 15/100
Mount Carbon is 3 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Carbon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Mount Carbon: 24/100
Charleston is 76 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Carbon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Mount Carbon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mount Carbon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Mount Carbon: 65/100
Mount Carbon is 2 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mount Carbon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Mount Carbon: 46/100
Charleston is 1 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.
Mount Carbon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.