City vs city
Coal City vs Wheeling, WV
Wheeling currently scores 9 points higher overall than Coal City, 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
Coal City: 35/100 · Wheeling: 44/100
Wheeling is 9 points higher.
Flood
Coal City: 53/100 · Wheeling: 97/100
Wheeling is 44 points higher.
Coal City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wheeling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Coal City: 16/100 · Wheeling: 17/100
Wheeling is 1 points higher.
Coal City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Coal City: 23/100 · Wheeling: 18/100
Coal City is 5 points higher.
Coal City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Coal City: 46/100 · Wheeling: 0/100
Coal City is 46 points higher.
Coal City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Coal City: 18/100 · Wheeling: 68/100
Wheeling is 50 points higher.
Coal City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Coal City: Unavailable · Wheeling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Coal City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheeling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Coal City: 47/100 · Wheeling: 27/100
Coal City is 20 points higher.
Coal City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheeling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Coal City: 43/100 · Wheeling: 36/100
Coal City is 7 points higher.
Coal City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wheeling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.