City vs city
Fordyce vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 7 points higher overall than Fordyce, 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
Fordyce: 44/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 7 points higher.
Flood
Fordyce: 43/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 3 points higher.
Fordyce: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fordyce: 13/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Fort Smith is 2 points higher.
Fordyce: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fordyce: 77/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 9 points higher.
Fordyce: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fordyce: 23/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
No gap.
Fordyce: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fordyce: 66/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 34 points higher.
Fordyce: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fordyce: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fordyce: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fordyce: 58/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 4 points higher.
Fordyce: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fordyce: 26/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Fordyce: 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.