City vs city
Bayou La Batre vs Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa currently scores 4 points higher overall than Bayou La Batre, 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
Bayou La Batre: 49/100 · Tuscaloosa: 53/100
Tuscaloosa is 4 points higher.
Flood
Bayou La Batre: 57/100 · Tuscaloosa: 50/100
Bayou La Batre is 7 points higher.
Bayou La Batre: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Tuscaloosa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bayou La Batre: 64/100 · Tuscaloosa: 18/100
Bayou La Batre is 46 points higher.
Bayou La Batre: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bayou La Batre: 80/100 · Tuscaloosa: 70/100
Bayou La Batre is 10 points higher.
Bayou La Batre: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bayou La Batre: 15/100 · Tuscaloosa: 46/100
Tuscaloosa is 31 points higher.
Bayou La Batre: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bayou La Batre: 11/100 · Tuscaloosa: 100/100
Tuscaloosa is 89 points higher.
Bayou La Batre: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bayou La Batre: 86/100 · Tuscaloosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bayou La Batre: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Tuscaloosa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bayou La Batre: 58/100 · Tuscaloosa: 58/100
No gap.
Bayou La Batre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bayou La Batre: 23/100 · Tuscaloosa: 26/100
Tuscaloosa is 3 points higher.
Bayou La Batre: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tuscaloosa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.