City vs city
Sistersville vs Wheeling, WV
Wheeling currently scores 12 points higher overall than Sistersville, 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
Sistersville: 32/100 · Wheeling: 44/100
Wheeling is 12 points higher.
Flood
Sistersville: 54/100 · Wheeling: 97/100
Wheeling is 43 points higher.
Sistersville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wheeling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sistersville: 17/100 · Wheeling: 17/100
No gap.
Sistersville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sistersville: 29/100 · Wheeling: 18/100
Sistersville is 11 points higher.
Sistersville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sistersville: 0/100 · Wheeling: 0/100
No gap.
Sistersville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sistersville: 20/100 · Wheeling: 68/100
Wheeling is 48 points higher.
Sistersville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sistersville: Unavailable · Wheeling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sistersville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheeling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sistersville: 38/100 · Wheeling: 27/100
Sistersville is 11 points higher.
Sistersville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheeling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sistersville: 36/100 · Wheeling: 36/100
No gap.
Sistersville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wheeling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.