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Bismarck vs Fort Smith, AR

Fort Smith currently scores 24 points higher overall than Bismarck, with the largest gap in flood.

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Bismarck

45/100

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Fort Smith

69/100

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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

Bismarck: 45/100 · Fort Smith: 69/100

Fort Smith is 24 points higher.

Flood

Bismarck: 26/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100

Fort Smith is 74 points higher.

Bismarck: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bismarck: 14/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100

Fort Smith is 1 points higher.

Bismarck: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bismarck: 78/100 · Fort Smith: 84/100

Fort Smith is 6 points higher.

Bismarck: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bismarck: 31/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100

Fort Smith is 69 points higher.

Bismarck: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bismarck: 100/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100

No gap.

Bismarck: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bismarck: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bismarck: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Bismarck: 42/100 · Fort Smith: 59/100

Fort Smith is 17 points higher.

Bismarck: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bismarck: 26/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100

Fort Smith is 1 points higher.

Bismarck: 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.