City vs city
Cove vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 6 points higher overall than Cove, 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
Cove: 45/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 6 points higher.
Flood
Cove: 24/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 22 points higher.
Cove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cove: 14/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Cove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cove: 76/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 10 points higher.
Cove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cove: 31/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Cove is 8 points higher.
Cove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cove: 73/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 27 points higher.
Cove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cove: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cove: 68/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Cove is 6 points higher.
Cove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cove: 27/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
No gap.
Cove: 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.