City vs city
Elkins vs Morgantown, WV
Morgantown currently scores 9 points higher overall than Elkins, 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
Elkins: 33/100 · Morgantown: 42/100
Morgantown is 9 points higher.
Flood
Elkins: 65/100 · Morgantown: 64/100
Elkins is 1 points higher.
Elkins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Morgantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elkins: 17/100 · Morgantown: 18/100
Morgantown is 1 points higher.
Elkins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Morgantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elkins: 19/100 · Morgantown: 25/100
Morgantown is 6 points higher.
Elkins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Morgantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elkins: 8/100 · Morgantown: 8/100
No gap.
Elkins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morgantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elkins: 30/100 · Morgantown: 85/100
Morgantown is 55 points higher.
Elkins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morgantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elkins: Unavailable · Morgantown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elkins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Morgantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elkins: 49/100 · Morgantown: 55/100
Morgantown is 6 points higher.
Elkins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Morgantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elkins: 40/100 · Morgantown: 40/100
No gap.
Elkins: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Morgantown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.