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Salem vs Weston, WV

Weston currently scores 5 points higher overall than Salem, with the largest gap in hail.

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Weston

39/100

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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 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

Salem: 34/100 · Weston: 39/100

Weston is 5 points higher.

Flood

Salem: 53/100 · Weston: 61/100

Weston is 8 points higher.

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

Weston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Salem: 17/100 · Weston: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Salem: 27/100 · Weston: 24/100

Salem is 3 points higher.

Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Weston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Salem: 0/100 · Weston: 15/100

Weston is 15 points higher.

Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Weston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Salem: 18/100 · Weston: 65/100

Weston is 47 points higher.

Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Weston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Salem: Unavailable · Weston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Salem: 51/100 · Weston: 53/100

Weston is 2 points higher.

Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Weston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Salem: 38/100 · Weston: 38/100

No gap.

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.

Weston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.