City vs city
Charleston vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 3 points higher overall than Charleston, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Charleston: 48/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 3 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 26/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 20 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
No gap.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 89/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Charleston is 3 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 23/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
No gap.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
No gap.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 52/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 10 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 28/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Charleston: 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.