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Auburn vs Helena, AL

Helena currently scores 6 points higher overall than Auburn, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Auburn

50/100

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Helena

56/100

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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

Auburn: 50/100 · Helena: 56/100

Helena is 6 points higher.

Flood

Auburn: 41/100 · Helena: 31/100

Auburn is 10 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Auburn: 18/100 · Helena: 17/100

Auburn is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Auburn: 66/100 · Helena: 64/100

Auburn is 2 points higher.

Auburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Auburn: 62/100 · Helena: 96/100

Helena is 34 points higher.

Auburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Auburn: 73/100 · Helena: 100/100

Helena is 27 points higher.

Auburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Auburn: Unavailable · Helena: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Auburn: 64/100 · Helena: 57/100

Auburn is 7 points higher.

Auburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Auburn: 28/100 · Helena: 26/100

Auburn is 2 points higher.

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

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