City vs city
Clear Lake vs Northwood, IA
Clear Lake currently scores 11 points higher overall than Northwood, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Clear Lake: 37/100 · Northwood: 26/100
Clear Lake is 11 points higher.
Flood
Clear Lake: 57/100 · Northwood: 0/100
Clear Lake is 57 points higher.
Clear Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Northwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Clear Lake: 18/100 · Northwood: 18/100
No gap.
Clear Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Northwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Clear Lake: 27/100 · Northwood: 29/100
Northwood is 2 points higher.
Clear Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Northwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Clear Lake: 15/100 · Northwood: 8/100
Clear Lake is 7 points higher.
Clear Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Clear Lake: 85/100 · Northwood: 79/100
Clear Lake is 6 points higher.
Clear Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Clear Lake: Unavailable · Northwood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Clear Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Northwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Clear Lake: 30/100 · Northwood: 28/100
Clear Lake is 2 points higher.
Clear Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Northwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Clear Lake: 24/100 · Northwood: 19/100
Clear Lake is 5 points higher.
Clear Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Northwood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.