City vs city
Highland Lakes vs Westover, AL
Highland Lakes currently scores 7 points higher overall than Westover, 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
Highland Lakes: 42/100 · Westover: 35/100
Highland Lakes is 7 points higher.
Flood
Highland Lakes: 31/100 · Westover: 40/100
Westover is 9 points higher.
Highland Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Westover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highland Lakes: 17/100 · Westover: 17/100
No gap.
Highland Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Westover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highland Lakes: 63/100 · Westover: 62/100
Highland Lakes is 1 points higher.
Highland Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Westover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highland Lakes: 8/100 · Westover: 0/100
Highland Lakes is 8 points higher.
Highland Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highland Lakes: 83/100 · Westover: 15/100
Highland Lakes is 68 points higher.
Highland Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highland Lakes: Unavailable · Westover: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highland Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Westover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highland Lakes: 62/100 · Westover: 50/100
Highland Lakes is 12 points higher.
Highland Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Westover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highland Lakes: 28/100 · Westover: 28/100
No gap.
Highland Lakes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Westover: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.