City vs city
Cherokee City vs Decatur, AR
Decatur currently scores 2 points higher overall than Cherokee City, 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
Cherokee City: 41/100 · Decatur: 43/100
Decatur is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cherokee City: 9/100 · Decatur: 28/100
Decatur is 19 points higher.
Cherokee City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Decatur: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cherokee City: 16/100 · Decatur: 16/100
No gap.
Cherokee City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Decatur: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cherokee City: 69/100 · Decatur: 68/100
Cherokee City is 1 points higher.
Cherokee City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Decatur: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cherokee City: 62/100 · Decatur: 23/100
Cherokee City is 39 points higher.
Cherokee City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Decatur: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cherokee City: 48/100 · Decatur: 78/100
Decatur is 30 points higher.
Cherokee City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Decatur: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cherokee City: Unavailable · Decatur: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cherokee City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Decatur: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cherokee City: 51/100 · Decatur: 58/100
Decatur is 7 points higher.
Cherokee City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Decatur: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cherokee City: 30/100 · Decatur: 30/100
No gap.
Cherokee 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.
Decatur: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.