City vs city
Fort Smith vs West Fork, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 21 points higher overall than West Fork, with the largest gap in tornado.
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: 69/100 · West Fork: 48/100
Fort Smith is 21 points higher.
Flood
Fort Smith: 100/100 · West Fork: 34/100
Fort Smith is 66 points higher.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
West Fork: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Smith: 15/100 · West Fork: 15/100
No gap.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Fork: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Smith: 84/100 · West Fork: 76/100
Fort Smith is 8 points higher.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Fork: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Smith: 100/100 · West Fork: 23/100
Fort Smith is 77 points higher.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fork: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Smith: 100/100 · West Fork: 100/100
No gap.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fork: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Smith: Unavailable · West Fork: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Fork: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Smith: 59/100 · West Fork: 57/100
Fort Smith is 2 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Fork: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Smith: 27/100 · West Fork: 30/100
West Fork 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.
West Fork: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.