City vs city
Morgantown vs Petersburg, WV
Morgantown currently scores 8 points higher overall than Petersburg, 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
Morgantown: 42/100 · Petersburg: 34/100
Morgantown is 8 points higher.
Flood
Morgantown: 64/100 · Petersburg: 83/100
Petersburg is 19 points higher.
Morgantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Petersburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Morgantown: 18/100 · Petersburg: 18/100
No gap.
Morgantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Petersburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Morgantown: 25/100 · Petersburg: 20/100
Morgantown is 5 points higher.
Morgantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Petersburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Morgantown: 8/100 · Petersburg: 4/100
Morgantown is 4 points higher.
Morgantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Petersburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Morgantown: 85/100 · Petersburg: 28/100
Morgantown is 57 points higher.
Morgantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Petersburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Morgantown: Unavailable · Petersburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Morgantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Petersburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Morgantown: 55/100 · Petersburg: 44/100
Morgantown is 11 points higher.
Morgantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Petersburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Morgantown: 40/100 · Petersburg: 40/100
No gap.
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.
Petersburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.