City vs city
Falling Waters vs Hedgesville, WV
Falling Waters currently scores 3 points higher overall than Hedgesville, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Falling Waters: 38/100 · Hedgesville: 35/100
Falling Waters is 3 points higher.
Flood
Falling Waters: 80/100 · Hedgesville: 64/100
Falling Waters is 16 points higher.
Falling Waters: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Hedgesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Falling Waters: 20/100 · Hedgesville: 19/100
Falling Waters is 1 points higher.
Falling Waters: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hedgesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Falling Waters: 20/100 · Hedgesville: 18/100
Falling Waters is 2 points higher.
Falling Waters: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hedgesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Falling Waters: 8/100 · Hedgesville: 8/100
No gap.
Falling Waters: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hedgesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Falling Waters: 38/100 · Hedgesville: 41/100
Hedgesville is 3 points higher.
Falling Waters: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hedgesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Falling Waters: Unavailable · Hedgesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Falling Waters: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hedgesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Falling Waters: 58/100 · Hedgesville: 50/100
Falling Waters is 8 points higher.
Falling Waters: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hedgesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Falling Waters: 42/100 · Hedgesville: 42/100
No gap.
Falling Waters: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hedgesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.