City vs city
Mount Vernon vs Ward, AR
Ward currently scores 9 points higher overall than Mount Vernon, 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
Mount Vernon: 44/100 · Ward: 53/100
Ward is 9 points higher.
Flood
Mount Vernon: 28/100 · Ward: 58/100
Ward is 30 points higher.
Mount Vernon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Ward: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mount Vernon: 14/100 · Ward: 14/100
No gap.
Mount Vernon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ward: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mount Vernon: 87/100 · Ward: 83/100
Mount Vernon is 4 points higher.
Mount Vernon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ward: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mount Vernon: 38/100 · Ward: 50/100
Ward is 12 points higher.
Mount Vernon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ward: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mount Vernon: 54/100 · Ward: 100/100
Ward is 46 points higher.
Mount Vernon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ward: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mount Vernon: Unavailable · Ward: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mount Vernon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ward: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mount Vernon: 58/100 · Ward: 43/100
Mount Vernon is 15 points higher.
Mount Vernon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ward: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mount Vernon: 26/100 · Ward: 26/100
No gap.
Mount Vernon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ward: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.