City vs city
Eskdale vs Smithers, WV
Smithers currently scores 9 points higher overall than Eskdale, 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
Eskdale: 28/100 · Smithers: 37/100
Smithers is 9 points higher.
Flood
Eskdale: 53/100 · Smithers: 63/100
Smithers is 10 points higher.
Eskdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Smithers: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Eskdale: 15/100 · Smithers: 16/100
Smithers is 1 points higher.
Eskdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Smithers: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Eskdale: 29/100 · Smithers: 28/100
Eskdale is 1 points higher.
Eskdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Smithers: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Eskdale: 4/100 · Smithers: 15/100
Smithers is 11 points higher.
Eskdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithers: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Eskdale: 3/100 · Smithers: 24/100
Smithers is 21 points higher.
Eskdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithers: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Eskdale: Unavailable · Smithers: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Eskdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Smithers: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Eskdale: 46/100 · Smithers: 65/100
Smithers is 19 points higher.
Eskdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Smithers: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Eskdale: 47/100 · Smithers: 46/100
Eskdale is 1 points higher.
Eskdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Smithers: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.