City vs city
Morgantown vs Salem, WV
Morgantown currently scores 8 points higher overall than Salem, 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 · Salem: 34/100
Morgantown is 8 points higher.
Flood
Morgantown: 64/100 · Salem: 53/100
Morgantown is 11 points higher.
Morgantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Morgantown: 18/100 · Salem: 17/100
Morgantown is 1 points higher.
Morgantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Morgantown: 25/100 · Salem: 27/100
Salem is 2 points higher.
Morgantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Morgantown: 8/100 · Salem: 0/100
Morgantown is 8 points higher.
Morgantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Morgantown: 85/100 · Salem: 18/100
Morgantown is 67 points higher.
Morgantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Morgantown: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Morgantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Morgantown: 55/100 · Salem: 51/100
Morgantown is 4 points higher.
Morgantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Morgantown: 40/100 · Salem: 38/100
Morgantown is 2 points higher.
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.
Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.