City vs city
Bull Shoals vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 14 points higher overall than Bull Shoals, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Bull Shoals: 37/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 14 points higher.
Flood
Bull Shoals: 25/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 21 points higher.
Bull Shoals: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bull Shoals: 15/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
No gap.
Bull Shoals: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bull Shoals: 69/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 17 points higher.
Bull Shoals: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bull Shoals: 19/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Fort Smith is 4 points higher.
Bull Shoals: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bull Shoals: 91/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 9 points higher.
Bull Shoals: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bull Shoals: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bull Shoals: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bull Shoals: 15/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 47 points higher.
Bull Shoals: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bull Shoals: 24/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Fort Smith is 3 points higher.
Bull Shoals: 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.