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Lakeland vs Wauchula, FL

Lakeland currently scores 4 points higher overall than Wauchula, with the largest gap in hail.

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Lakeland

45/100

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Wauchula

41/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Lakeland: 45/100 · Wauchula: 41/100

Lakeland is 4 points higher.

Flood

Lakeland: 36/100 · Wauchula: 23/100

Lakeland is 13 points higher.

Lakeland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wauchula: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lakeland: 45/100 · Wauchula: 45/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Lakeland: 94/100 · Wauchula: 93/100

Lakeland is 1 points higher.

Lakeland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Wauchula: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lakeland: 19/100 · Wauchula: 23/100

Wauchula is 4 points higher.

Lakeland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wauchula: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lakeland: 35/100 · Wauchula: 17/100

Lakeland is 18 points higher.

Lakeland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wauchula: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lakeland: Unavailable · Wauchula: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lakeland: 66/100 · Wauchula: 67/100

Wauchula is 1 points higher.

Lakeland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Wauchula: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lakeland: 18/100 · Wauchula: 18/100

No gap.

Lakeland: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Wauchula: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.