City vs city
Fort Gay vs Lavalette, WV
Fort Gay currently scores 2 points higher overall than Lavalette, 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
Fort Gay: 41/100 · Lavalette: 39/100
Fort Gay is 2 points higher.
Flood
Fort Gay: 56/100 · Lavalette: 66/100
Lavalette is 10 points higher.
Fort Gay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Lavalette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Gay: 15/100 · Lavalette: 15/100
No gap.
Fort Gay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lavalette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Gay: 43/100 · Lavalette: 44/100
Lavalette is 1 points higher.
Fort Gay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lavalette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Gay: 0/100 · Lavalette: 8/100
Lavalette is 8 points higher.
Fort Gay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lavalette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Gay: 46/100 · Lavalette: 56/100
Lavalette is 10 points higher.
Fort Gay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lavalette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Gay: Unavailable · Lavalette: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Gay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lavalette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Gay: 47/100 · Lavalette: 48/100
Lavalette is 1 points higher.
Fort Gay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lavalette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Gay: 36/100 · Lavalette: 36/100
No gap.
Fort Gay: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lavalette: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.