City vs city
Fort Dodge vs Rockwell City, IA
Fort Dodge currently scores 10 points higher overall than Rockwell City, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Fort Dodge: 53/100 · Rockwell City: 43/100
Fort Dodge is 10 points higher.
Flood
Fort Dodge: 49/100 · Rockwell City: 46/100
Fort Dodge is 3 points higher.
Fort Dodge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rockwell City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Dodge: 18/100 · Rockwell City: 19/100
Rockwell City is 1 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rockwell City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Dodge: 47/100 · Rockwell City: 59/100
Rockwell City is 12 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rockwell City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Dodge: 100/100 · Rockwell City: 19/100
Fort Dodge is 81 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockwell City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Dodge: 100/100 · Rockwell City: 100/100
No gap.
Fort Dodge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockwell City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Dodge: Unavailable · Rockwell City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Dodge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rockwell City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Dodge: 29/100 · Rockwell City: 30/100
Rockwell City is 1 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rockwell City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Dodge: 26/100 · Rockwell City: 25/100
Fort Dodge is 1 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rockwell City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.