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Auburn vs Bessemer, AL

Bessemer currently scores 7 points higher overall than Auburn, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Auburn

50/100

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Bessemer

57/100

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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

Auburn: 50/100 · Bessemer: 57/100

Bessemer is 7 points higher.

Flood

Auburn: 41/100 · Bessemer: 33/100

Auburn is 8 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Auburn: 18/100 · Bessemer: 17/100

Auburn is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Auburn: 66/100 · Bessemer: 65/100

Auburn is 1 points higher.

Auburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Bessemer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Auburn: 62/100 · Bessemer: 100/100

Bessemer is 38 points higher.

Auburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Bessemer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Auburn: 73/100 · Bessemer: 92/100

Bessemer is 19 points higher.

Auburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Bessemer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Auburn: Unavailable · Bessemer: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Auburn: 64/100 · Bessemer: 67/100

Bessemer is 3 points higher.

Auburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Bessemer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Auburn: 28/100 · Bessemer: 26/100

Auburn is 2 points higher.

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

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