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Columbus vs Forsyth, GA

Columbus currently scores 3 points higher overall than Forsyth, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Columbus

39/100

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Forsyth

36/100

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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

Columbus: 39/100 · Forsyth: 36/100

Columbus is 3 points higher.

Flood

Columbus: 39/100 · Forsyth: 30/100

Columbus is 9 points higher.

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

Forsyth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbus: 18/100 · Forsyth: 17/100

Columbus is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Columbus: 67/100 · Forsyth: 50/100

Columbus is 17 points higher.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Forsyth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbus: 8/100 · Forsyth: 8/100

No gap.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Forsyth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbus: 46/100 · Forsyth: 45/100

Columbus is 1 points higher.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Forsyth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbus: Unavailable · Forsyth: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbus: 67/100 · Forsyth: 73/100

Forsyth is 6 points higher.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Forsyth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbus: 29/100 · Forsyth: 30/100

Forsyth is 1 points higher.

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

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