City vs city
Birmingham vs Dauphin Island, AL
Birmingham currently scores 2 points higher overall than Dauphin Island, 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
Birmingham: 52/100 · Dauphin Island: 50/100
Birmingham is 2 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Dauphin Island: 0/100
Birmingham is 34 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Dauphin Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Dauphin Island: 65/100
Dauphin Island is 48 points higher.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Dauphin Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Dauphin Island: 72/100
Dauphin Island is 6 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Dauphin Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Dauphin Island: 50/100
Birmingham is 15 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dauphin Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Dauphin Island: 41/100
Birmingham is 59 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dauphin Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Dauphin Island: 96/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Dauphin Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Dauphin Island: 47/100
Birmingham is 10 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Dauphin Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Dauphin Island: 26/100
Birmingham is 2 points higher.
Birmingham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Dauphin Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.