City vs city

Fort Madison vs Iowa City, IA

Iowa City currently scores 8 points higher overall than Fort Madison, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Fort Madison

40/100

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Iowa City

48/100

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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

Fort Madison: 40/100 · Iowa City: 48/100

Iowa City is 8 points higher.

Flood

Fort Madison: 15/100 · Iowa City: 64/100

Iowa City is 49 points higher.

Fort Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Fort Madison: 17/100 · Iowa City: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Fort Madison: 46/100 · Iowa City: 47/100

Iowa City is 1 points higher.

Fort Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fort Madison: 92/100 · Iowa City: 38/100

Fort Madison is 54 points higher.

Fort Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fort Madison: 69/100 · Iowa City: 100/100

Iowa City is 31 points higher.

Fort Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fort Madison: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Fort Madison: 18/100 · Iowa City: 43/100

Iowa City is 25 points higher.

Fort Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Fort Madison: 21/100 · Iowa City: 24/100

Iowa City is 3 points higher.

Fort Madison: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Iowa City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.