City vs city
Bessemer vs Lake View, AL
Bessemer currently scores 28 points higher overall than Lake View, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Bessemer: 57/100 · Lake View: 29/100
Bessemer is 28 points higher.
Flood
Bessemer: 33/100 · Lake View: 38/100
Lake View is 5 points higher.
Bessemer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Lake View: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bessemer: 17/100 · Lake View: 17/100
No gap.
Bessemer: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake View: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bessemer: 65/100 · Lake View: 67/100
Lake View is 2 points higher.
Bessemer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake View: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bessemer: 100/100 · Lake View: 8/100
Bessemer is 92 points higher.
Bessemer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake View: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bessemer: 92/100 · Lake View: 33/100
Bessemer is 59 points higher.
Bessemer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake View: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bessemer: Unavailable · Lake View: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bessemer: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake View: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bessemer: 67/100 · Lake View: 17/100
Bessemer is 50 points higher.
Bessemer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake View: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bessemer: 26/100 · Lake View: 26/100
No gap.
Bessemer: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lake View: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.