City vs city
Florence vs Muscle Shoals, AL
Muscle Shoals currently scores 7 points higher overall than Florence, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Florence: 51/100 · Muscle Shoals: 58/100
Muscle Shoals is 7 points higher.
Flood
Florence: 33/100 · Muscle Shoals: 44/100
Muscle Shoals is 11 points higher.
Florence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Muscle Shoals: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Florence: 14/100 · Muscle Shoals: 14/100
No gap.
Florence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Muscle Shoals: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Florence: 70/100 · Muscle Shoals: 73/100
Muscle Shoals is 3 points higher.
Florence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Muscle Shoals: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Florence: 50/100 · Muscle Shoals: 85/100
Muscle Shoals is 35 points higher.
Florence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muscle Shoals: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Florence: 100/100 · Muscle Shoals: 100/100
No gap.
Florence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muscle Shoals: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Florence: Unavailable · Muscle Shoals: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Florence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Muscle Shoals: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Florence: 63/100 · Muscle Shoals: 65/100
Muscle Shoals is 2 points higher.
Florence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Muscle Shoals: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Florence: 28/100 · Muscle Shoals: 28/100
No gap.
Florence: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Muscle Shoals: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.