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Athens vs Madison, AL

Athens currently scores 8 points higher overall than Madison, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Athens

59/100

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Madison

51/100

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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

Athens: 59/100 · Madison: 51/100

Athens is 8 points higher.

Flood

Athens: 49/100 · Madison: 27/100

Athens is 22 points higher.

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

Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Athens: 15/100 · Madison: 14/100

Athens is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Athens: 70/100 · Madison: 68/100

Athens is 2 points higher.

Athens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Athens: 100/100 · Madison: 77/100

Athens is 23 points higher.

Athens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Athens: 100/100 · Madison: 100/100

No gap.

Athens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Athens: Unavailable · Madison: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Athens: 56/100 · Madison: 46/100

Athens is 10 points higher.

Athens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Athens: 26/100 · Madison: 24/100

Athens is 2 points higher.

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

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