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Audubon vs Waterloo, IA

Audubon currently scores 3 points higher overall than Waterloo, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Audubon

44/100

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Waterloo

41/100

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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

Audubon: 44/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Audubon is 3 points higher.

Flood

Audubon: 43/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Waterloo is 23 points higher.

Audubon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Audubon: 19/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

Audubon is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Audubon: 56/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Audubon is 26 points higher.

Audubon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Audubon: 42/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

Audubon is 27 points higher.

Audubon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Audubon: 89/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

Waterloo is 11 points higher.

Audubon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Audubon: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Audubon: 34/100 · Waterloo: 34/100

No gap.

Audubon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Audubon: 24/100 · Waterloo: 21/100

Audubon is 3 points higher.

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

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