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Fresno vs Wawona, CA

Fresno currently scores 6 points higher overall than Wawona, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Fresno

31/100

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Wawona

25/100

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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

Fresno: 31/100 · Wawona: 25/100

Fresno is 6 points higher.

Flood

Fresno: 51/100 · Wawona: 26/100

Fresno is 25 points higher.

Fresno: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wawona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Fresno: 4/100 · Wawona: 5/100

Wawona is 1 points higher.

Fresno: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Wawona: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Fresno: 1/100 · Wawona: 2/100

Wawona is 1 points higher.

Fresno: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Wawona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fresno: 38/100 · Wawona: 0/100

Fresno is 38 points higher.

Fresno: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wawona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fresno: 17/100 · Wawona: 1/100

Fresno is 16 points higher.

Fresno: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wawona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fresno: Unavailable · Wawona: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Fresno: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wawona: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Fresno: 78/100 · Wawona: 92/100

Wawona is 14 points higher.

Fresno: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Wawona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Fresno: 28/100 · Wawona: 22/100

Fresno is 6 points higher.

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

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