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Bay vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 3 points higher overall than Bay, 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
Bay: 48/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 3 points higher.
Flood
Bay: 65/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Bay is 19 points higher.
Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bay: 14/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bay: 60/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 26 points higher.
Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bay: 58/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Bay is 35 points higher.
Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bay: 77/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 23 points higher.
Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bay: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bay: 33/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 29 points higher.
Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bay: 28/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Bay is 1 points higher.
Bay: 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.
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