City vs city
Birmingham vs Helena, AL
Helena currently scores 4 points higher overall than Birmingham, 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
Birmingham: 52/100 · Helena: 56/100
Helena is 4 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Helena: 31/100
Birmingham is 3 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Helena: 17/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Helena: 64/100
Birmingham is 2 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Helena: 96/100
Helena is 31 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Helena: 100/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Helena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Helena: 57/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Helena: 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.
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.