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Historical exposure snapshot

Black Canyon City, AZ

moderate risk

28

/ 100

28/100
HomeRiskIQ

High

FloodElevatedWindLowSurgeUnavailableLightningLow

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Black Canyon City, AZ

Overall moderate risk (28/100)

Overall score

28/100

moderate

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Historical Risk factors

Historical hazards around Black Canyon City

Flooding

Elevated

55

/ 100

55/100
Flooding

FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind / Roof

Low

10

/ 100

10/100
Wind

Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Air Quality / AQI

Moderate

26

/ 100

26/100
AQI

Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Lightning

Low

16

/ 100

16/100
Lightning

Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Wildfire

Elevated

57

/ 100

57/100
Wildfire

Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Hail

Low

1

/ 100

1/100
Hail

Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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