City vs city
Adel vs Dallas Center, IA
Dallas Center currently scores 4 points higher overall than Adel, with the largest gap in tornado.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
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
Adel: 41/100 · Dallas Center: 45/100
Dallas Center is 4 points higher.
Flood
Adel: 57/100 · Dallas Center: 43/100
Adel is 14 points higher.
Adel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Dallas Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Adel: 18/100 · Dallas Center: 18/100
No gap.
Adel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Dallas Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Adel: 57/100 · Dallas Center: 57/100
No gap.
Adel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Dallas Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Adel: 8/100 · Dallas Center: 38/100
Dallas Center is 30 points higher.
Adel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dallas Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Adel: 84/100 · Dallas Center: 95/100
Dallas Center is 11 points higher.
Adel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dallas Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Adel: Unavailable · Dallas Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Adel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Dallas Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Adel: 33/100 · Dallas Center: 32/100
Adel is 1 points higher.
Adel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Dallas Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Adel: 30/100 · Dallas Center: 30/100
No gap.
Adel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Dallas Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.