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Atlantic vs Des Moines, IA

Atlantic currently scores 6 points higher overall than Des Moines, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Atlantic

52/100

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Des Moines

46/100

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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

Atlantic: 52/100 · Des Moines: 46/100

Atlantic is 6 points higher.

Flood

Atlantic: 68/100 · Des Moines: 73/100

Des Moines is 5 points higher.

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

Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Atlantic: 19/100 · Des Moines: 18/100

Atlantic is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Atlantic: 60/100 · Des Moines: 58/100

Atlantic is 2 points higher.

Atlantic: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Atlantic: 58/100 · Des Moines: 12/100

Atlantic is 46 points higher.

Atlantic: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Atlantic: 100/100 · Des Moines: 100/100

No gap.

Atlantic: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Atlantic: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Atlantic: 34/100 · Des Moines: 31/100

Atlantic is 3 points higher.

Atlantic: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Atlantic: 24/100 · Des Moines: 32/100

Des Moines is 8 points higher.

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

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