City vs city
McMechen vs Morgantown, WV
McMechen currently scores 2 points higher overall than Morgantown, 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
McMechen: 44/100 · Morgantown: 42/100
McMechen is 2 points higher.
Flood
McMechen: 76/100 · Morgantown: 64/100
McMechen is 12 points higher.
McMechen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Morgantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
McMechen: 17/100 · Morgantown: 18/100
Morgantown is 1 points higher.
McMechen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Morgantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
McMechen: 20/100 · Morgantown: 25/100
Morgantown is 5 points higher.
McMechen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Morgantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
McMechen: 0/100 · Morgantown: 8/100
Morgantown is 8 points higher.
McMechen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morgantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
McMechen: 71/100 · Morgantown: 85/100
Morgantown is 14 points higher.
McMechen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morgantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
McMechen: Unavailable · Morgantown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
McMechen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Morgantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
McMechen: 44/100 · Morgantown: 55/100
Morgantown is 11 points higher.
McMechen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Morgantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
McMechen: 36/100 · Morgantown: 40/100
Morgantown is 4 points higher.
McMechen: 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.