City vs city
Fort Madison vs Waterloo, IA
Waterloo currently scores 1 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.
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 · Waterloo: 41/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Flood
Fort Madison: 15/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 51 points higher.
Fort Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Madison: 17/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Fort Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Madison: 46/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Fort Madison is 16 points higher.
Fort Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Madison: 92/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Fort Madison is 77 points higher.
Fort Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Madison: 69/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 31 points higher.
Fort Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Madison: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Madison: 18/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Waterloo is 16 points higher.
Fort Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Madison: 21/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
No gap.
Fort Madison: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Waterloo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.