City vs city
Ash Flat vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 17 points higher overall than Ash Flat, 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
Ash Flat: 34/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 17 points higher.
Flood
Ash Flat: 17/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 29 points higher.
Ash Flat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ash Flat: 15/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
No gap.
Ash Flat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ash Flat: 74/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 12 points higher.
Ash Flat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ash Flat: 23/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
No gap.
Ash Flat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ash Flat: 49/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 51 points higher.
Ash Flat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ash Flat: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ash Flat: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ash Flat: 43/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 19 points higher.
Ash Flat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ash Flat: 15/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Fort Smith is 12 points higher.
Ash Flat: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Smith: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.