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Columbus vs Sylvester, GA

Sylvester currently scores 6 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Columbus

39/100

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Sylvester

45/100

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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

Columbus: 39/100 · Sylvester: 45/100

Sylvester is 6 points higher.

Flood

Columbus: 39/100 · Sylvester: 33/100

Columbus is 6 points higher.

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

Sylvester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbus: 18/100 · Sylvester: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Columbus: 67/100 · Sylvester: 63/100

Columbus is 4 points higher.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sylvester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbus: 8/100 · Sylvester: 50/100

Sylvester is 42 points higher.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sylvester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbus: 46/100 · Sylvester: 50/100

Sylvester is 4 points higher.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sylvester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbus: Unavailable · Sylvester: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbus: 67/100 · Sylvester: 75/100

Sylvester is 8 points higher.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sylvester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Columbus: 29/100 · Sylvester: 23/100

Columbus is 6 points higher.

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

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