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Ghent vs Morgantown, WV

Morgantown currently scores 4 points higher overall than Ghent, with the largest gap in hail.

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Morgantown

42/100

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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

Ghent: 38/100 · Morgantown: 42/100

Morgantown is 4 points higher.

Flood

Ghent: 53/100 · Morgantown: 64/100

Morgantown is 11 points higher.

Ghent: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Morgantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Ghent: 16/100 · Morgantown: 18/100

Morgantown is 2 points higher.

Ghent: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Morgantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Ghent: 23/100 · Morgantown: 25/100

Morgantown is 2 points higher.

Ghent: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Morgantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Ghent: 0/100 · Morgantown: 8/100

Morgantown is 8 points higher.

Ghent: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Morgantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Ghent: 31/100 · Morgantown: 85/100

Morgantown is 54 points higher.

Ghent: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Morgantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Ghent: Unavailable · Morgantown: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Ghent: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Morgantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Ghent: 63/100 · Morgantown: 55/100

Ghent is 8 points higher.

Ghent: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Morgantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Ghent: 42/100 · Morgantown: 40/100

Ghent is 2 points higher.

Ghent: 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.