City vs city
Fort Smith vs Helena-West Helena, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 27 points higher overall than Helena-West Helena, 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 · Helena-West Helena: 24/100
Fort Smith is 27 points higher.
Flood
Fort Smith: 46/100 · Helena-West Helena: 0/100
Fort Smith is 46 points higher.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Helena-West Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Smith: 15/100 · Helena-West Helena: 14/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Helena-West Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Smith: 86/100 · Helena-West Helena: 60/100
Fort Smith is 26 points higher.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Helena-West Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Smith: 23/100 · Helena-West Helena: 23/100
No gap.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena-West Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Smith: 100/100 · Helena-West Helena: 12/100
Fort Smith is 88 points higher.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena-West Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Smith: Unavailable · Helena-West Helena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Helena-West Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Smith: 62/100 · Helena-West Helena: 30/100
Fort Smith is 32 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Helena-West Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Smith: 27/100 · Helena-West Helena: 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.
Helena-West Helena: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.