City vs city
Carter Lake vs Missouri Valley, IA
Carter Lake currently scores 17 points higher overall than Missouri Valley, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Carter Lake: 46/100 · Missouri Valley: 29/100
Carter Lake is 17 points higher.
Flood
Carter Lake: 25/100 · Missouri Valley: 0/100
Carter Lake is 25 points higher.
Carter Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Missouri Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carter Lake: 19/100 · Missouri Valley: 19/100
No gap.
Carter Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Missouri Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carter Lake: 50/100 · Missouri Valley: 49/100
Carter Lake is 1 points higher.
Carter Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Missouri Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carter Lake: 54/100 · Missouri Valley: 35/100
Carter Lake is 19 points higher.
Carter Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Missouri Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carter Lake: 100/100 · Missouri Valley: 37/100
Carter Lake is 63 points higher.
Carter Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Missouri Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carter Lake: Unavailable · Missouri Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carter Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Missouri Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carter Lake: 50/100 · Missouri Valley: 46/100
Carter Lake is 4 points higher.
Carter Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Missouri Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Carter Lake: 23/100 · Missouri Valley: 14/100
Carter Lake is 9 points higher.
Carter Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Missouri Valley: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.