City vs city
Fort Dodge vs Sioux City, IA
Fort Dodge currently scores 14 points higher overall than Sioux 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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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 · Sioux City: 39/100
Fort Dodge is 14 points higher.
Flood
Fort Dodge: 49/100 · Sioux City: 4/100
Fort Dodge is 45 points higher.
Fort Dodge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Sioux City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Dodge: 18/100 · Sioux City: 20/100
Sioux City is 2 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sioux City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Dodge: 47/100 · Sioux City: 52/100
Sioux City is 5 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sioux City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Dodge: 100/100 · Sioux City: 38/100
Fort Dodge is 62 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Dodge: 100/100 · Sioux City: 86/100
Fort Dodge is 14 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Dodge: Unavailable · Sioux City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Dodge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Dodge: 29/100 · Sioux City: 48/100
Sioux City is 19 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sioux City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Dodge: 26/100 · Sioux City: 26/100
No gap.
Fort Dodge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sioux City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.