City vs city
Cave Springs vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 3 points higher overall than Cave Springs, 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
Cave Springs: 48/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cave Springs: 36/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 10 points higher.
Cave Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cave Springs: 16/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Cave Springs is 1 points higher.
Cave Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cave Springs: 69/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 17 points higher.
Cave Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cave Springs: 0/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Fort Smith is 23 points higher.
Cave Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cave Springs: 89/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 11 points higher.
Cave Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cave Springs: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cave Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cave Springs: 45/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 17 points higher.
Cave Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cave Springs: 30/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Cave Springs is 3 points higher.
Cave Springs: 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.