City vs city
Muscle Shoals vs Tuscaloosa, AL
Muscle Shoals currently scores 5 points higher overall than Tuscaloosa, 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
Muscle Shoals: 58/100 · Tuscaloosa: 53/100
Muscle Shoals is 5 points higher.
Flood
Muscle Shoals: 44/100 · Tuscaloosa: 50/100
Tuscaloosa is 6 points higher.
Muscle Shoals: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Tuscaloosa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Muscle Shoals: 14/100 · Tuscaloosa: 18/100
Tuscaloosa is 4 points higher.
Muscle Shoals: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Muscle Shoals: 73/100 · Tuscaloosa: 70/100
Muscle Shoals is 3 points higher.
Muscle Shoals: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Muscle Shoals: 85/100 · Tuscaloosa: 46/100
Muscle Shoals is 39 points higher.
Muscle Shoals: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Muscle Shoals: 100/100 · Tuscaloosa: 100/100
No gap.
Muscle Shoals: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Muscle Shoals: Unavailable · Tuscaloosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Muscle Shoals: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tuscaloosa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Muscle Shoals: 65/100 · Tuscaloosa: 58/100
Muscle Shoals is 7 points higher.
Muscle Shoals: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Muscle Shoals: 28/100 · Tuscaloosa: 26/100
Muscle Shoals is 2 points higher.
Muscle Shoals: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tuscaloosa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.