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Ranson vs Shannondale, WV

Shannondale currently scores 9 points higher overall than Ranson, with the largest gap in flood.

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Ranson

34/100

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Shannondale

43/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Ranson: 34/100 · Shannondale: 43/100

Shannondale is 9 points higher.

Flood

Ranson: 57/100 · Shannondale: 85/100

Shannondale is 28 points higher.

Ranson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Shannondale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Ranson: 20/100 · Shannondale: 20/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Ranson: 23/100 · Shannondale: 25/100

Shannondale is 2 points higher.

Ranson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Shannondale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Ranson: 8/100 · Shannondale: 12/100

Shannondale is 4 points higher.

Ranson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shannondale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Ranson: 42/100 · Shannondale: 66/100

Shannondale is 24 points higher.

Ranson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shannondale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Ranson: Unavailable · Shannondale: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Ranson: 50/100 · Shannondale: 49/100

Ranson is 1 points higher.

Ranson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Shannondale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Ranson: 41/100 · Shannondale: 41/100

No gap.

Ranson: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Shannondale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.