City vs city
Fort Smith vs Heber Springs, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 5 points higher overall than Heber Springs, 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
Fort Smith: 51/100 · Heber Springs: 46/100
Fort Smith is 5 points higher.
Flood
Fort Smith: 46/100 · Heber Springs: 32/100
Fort Smith is 14 points higher.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Heber Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Smith: 15/100 · Heber Springs: 14/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Heber Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Smith: 86/100 · Heber Springs: 85/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Heber Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Smith: 23/100 · Heber Springs: 69/100
Heber Springs is 46 points higher.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Heber Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Smith: 100/100 · Heber Springs: 41/100
Fort Smith is 59 points higher.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Heber Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Smith: Unavailable · Heber Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Heber Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Smith: 62/100 · Heber Springs: 55/100
Fort Smith is 7 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Heber Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Smith: 27/100 · Heber Springs: 26/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
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.
Heber 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.