City vs city
Branch vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 27 points higher overall than Branch, 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
Branch: 42/100 · Fort Smith: 69/100
Fort Smith is 27 points higher.
Flood
Branch: 26/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 74 points higher.
Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branch: 15/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
No gap.
Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branch: 86/100 · Fort Smith: 84/100
Branch is 2 points higher.
Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branch: 23/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 77 points higher.
Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branch: 68/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 32 points higher.
Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branch: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Branch: 51/100 · Fort Smith: 59/100
Fort Smith is 8 points higher.
Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branch: 28/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Branch is 1 points higher.
Branch: 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.