City vs city
Barling vs Fort Smith, AR
Barling currently scores 3 points higher overall than Fort Smith, 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
Barling: 54/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Barling is 3 points higher.
Flood
Barling: 65/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Barling is 19 points higher.
Barling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barling: 15/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
No gap.
Barling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barling: 87/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Barling is 1 points higher.
Barling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barling: 0/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Fort Smith is 23 points higher.
Barling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barling: 79/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 21 points higher.
Barling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barling: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barling: 49/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 13 points higher.
Barling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barling: 27/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
No gap.
Barling: 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.