City vs city
Cave City vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 11 points higher overall than Cave City, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Cave City: 40/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 11 points higher.
Flood
Cave City: 32/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 14 points higher.
Cave City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cave City: 15/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
No gap.
Cave City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cave City: 71/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 15 points higher.
Cave City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cave City: 8/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Fort Smith is 15 points higher.
Cave City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cave City: 83/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 17 points higher.
Cave City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cave City: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cave City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cave City: 58/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 4 points higher.
Cave City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cave City: 14/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Fort Smith is 13 points higher.
Cave City: 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.