City vs city
Martinsburg vs Sistersville, WV
Martinsburg currently scores 7 points higher overall than Sistersville, 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
Martinsburg: 39/100 · Sistersville: 32/100
Martinsburg is 7 points higher.
Flood
Martinsburg: 59/100 · Sistersville: 54/100
Martinsburg is 5 points higher.
Martinsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Sistersville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Martinsburg: 20/100 · Sistersville: 17/100
Martinsburg is 3 points higher.
Martinsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sistersville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Martinsburg: 20/100 · Sistersville: 29/100
Sistersville is 9 points higher.
Martinsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sistersville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Martinsburg: 12/100 · Sistersville: 0/100
Martinsburg is 12 points higher.
Martinsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sistersville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Martinsburg: 59/100 · Sistersville: 20/100
Martinsburg is 39 points higher.
Martinsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sistersville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Martinsburg: Unavailable · Sistersville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Martinsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sistersville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Martinsburg: 60/100 · Sistersville: 38/100
Martinsburg is 22 points higher.
Martinsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sistersville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Martinsburg: 41/100 · Sistersville: 36/100
Martinsburg is 5 points higher.
Martinsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sistersville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.