City vs city
Caddo Valley vs Fort Smith, AR
Caddo Valley currently scores 9 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
Caddo Valley: 60/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Caddo Valley is 9 points higher.
Flood
Caddo Valley: 70/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Caddo Valley is 24 points higher.
Caddo Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Caddo Valley: 13/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Fort Smith is 2 points higher.
Caddo Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Caddo Valley: 81/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 5 points higher.
Caddo Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Caddo Valley: 69/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Caddo Valley is 46 points higher.
Caddo Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Caddo Valley: 100/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
No gap.
Caddo Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Caddo Valley: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Caddo Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Caddo Valley: 62/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
No gap.
Caddo Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Caddo Valley: 26/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Caddo Valley: 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.