City vs city
Cheat Lake vs Reedsville, WV
Reedsville currently scores 5 points higher overall than Cheat Lake, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Cheat Lake: 31/100 · Reedsville: 36/100
Reedsville is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cheat Lake: 57/100 · Reedsville: 53/100
Cheat Lake is 4 points higher.
Cheat Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Reedsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheat Lake: 18/100 · Reedsville: 18/100
No gap.
Cheat Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Reedsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheat Lake: 25/100 · Reedsville: 25/100
No gap.
Cheat Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Reedsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheat Lake: 4/100 · Reedsville: 35/100
Reedsville is 31 points higher.
Cheat Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Reedsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheat Lake: 29/100 · Reedsville: 34/100
Reedsville is 5 points higher.
Cheat Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Reedsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheat Lake: Unavailable · Reedsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheat Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Reedsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheat Lake: 41/100 · Reedsville: 47/100
Reedsville is 6 points higher.
Cheat Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Reedsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cheat Lake: 40/100 · Reedsville: 40/100
No gap.
Cheat Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Reedsville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.