City vs city
Fort Smith vs Prairie Creek, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 13 points higher overall than Prairie Creek, 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 · Prairie Creek: 38/100
Fort Smith is 13 points higher.
Flood
Fort Smith: 46/100 · Prairie Creek: 43/100
Fort Smith is 3 points higher.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Prairie Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Smith: 15/100 · Prairie Creek: 16/100
Prairie Creek is 1 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prairie Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Smith: 86/100 · Prairie Creek: 68/100
Fort Smith is 18 points higher.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prairie Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Smith: 23/100 · Prairie Creek: 15/100
Fort Smith is 8 points higher.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Smith: 100/100 · Prairie Creek: 48/100
Fort Smith is 52 points higher.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Smith: Unavailable · Prairie Creek: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Prairie Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Smith: 62/100 · Prairie Creek: 45/100
Fort Smith is 17 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prairie Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Smith: 27/100 · Prairie Creek: 30/100
Prairie Creek is 3 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.
Prairie Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.