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Britt vs Des Moines, IA

Des Moines currently scores 16 points higher overall than Britt, with the largest gap in hail.

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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

Britt: 30/100 · Des Moines: 46/100

Des Moines is 16 points higher.

Flood

Britt: 66/100 · Des Moines: 73/100

Des Moines is 7 points higher.

Britt: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Britt: 18/100 · Des Moines: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Britt: 34/100 · Des Moines: 58/100

Des Moines is 24 points higher.

Britt: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Britt: 12/100 · Des Moines: 12/100

No gap.

Britt: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Britt: 28/100 · Des Moines: 100/100

Des Moines is 72 points higher.

Britt: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Britt: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Britt: 24/100 · Des Moines: 31/100

Des Moines is 7 points higher.

Britt: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Britt: 25/100 · Des Moines: 32/100

Des Moines is 7 points higher.

Britt: 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.