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Mesa vs Second Mesa, AZ
Mesa currently scores 8 points higher overall than Second Mesa, with the largest gap in flood.
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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
Mesa: 36/100 · Second Mesa: 28/100
Mesa is 8 points higher.
Flood
Mesa: 90/100 · Second Mesa: 35/100
Mesa is 55 points higher.
Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Second Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mesa: 11/100 · Second Mesa: 11/100
No gap.
Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Second Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mesa: 21/100 · Second Mesa: 19/100
Mesa is 2 points higher.
Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Second Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mesa: 15/100 · Second Mesa: 0/100
Mesa is 15 points higher.
Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Second Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mesa: 7/100 · Second Mesa: 0/100
Mesa is 7 points higher.
Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Second Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mesa: Unavailable · Second Mesa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Second Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mesa: 82/100 · Second Mesa: 46/100
Mesa is 36 points higher.
Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Second Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mesa: 25/100 · Second Mesa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Second Mesa: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
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