City vs city
Ankeny vs Story City, IA
Ankeny currently scores 3 points higher overall than Story City, 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 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
Ankeny: 50/100 · Story City: 47/100
Ankeny is 3 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Story City: 60/100
Story City is 3 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Story City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Story City: 18/100
No gap.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Story City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Story City: 54/100
Ankeny is 4 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Story City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Story City: 27/100
Ankeny is 35 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Story City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Story City: 100/100
No gap.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Story City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Story City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Story City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Story City: 43/100
Story City is 15 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Story City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Story City: 30/100
Story City is 2 points higher.
Ankeny: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Story City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.