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Harlan vs Waterloo, IA

Harlan currently scores 3 points higher overall than Waterloo, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Harlan

44/100

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Waterloo

41/100

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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

Harlan: 44/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Harlan is 3 points higher.

Flood

Harlan: 63/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Waterloo is 3 points higher.

Harlan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Harlan: 19/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

Harlan is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Harlan: 56/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Harlan is 26 points higher.

Harlan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Harlan: 23/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

Harlan is 8 points higher.

Harlan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Harlan: 93/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

Waterloo is 7 points higher.

Harlan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Harlan: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Harlan: 32/100 · Waterloo: 34/100

Waterloo is 2 points higher.

Harlan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Harlan: 19/100 · Waterloo: 21/100

Waterloo is 2 points higher.

Harlan: 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.