City vs city
Hawarden vs Sioux City, IA
Sioux City currently scores 4 points higher overall than Hawarden, 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
Hawarden: 35/100 · Sioux City: 39/100
Sioux City is 4 points higher.
Flood
Hawarden: 26/100 · Sioux City: 4/100
Hawarden is 22 points higher.
Hawarden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Sioux City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hawarden: 20/100 · Sioux City: 20/100
No gap.
Hawarden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sioux City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hawarden: 46/100 · Sioux City: 52/100
Sioux City is 6 points higher.
Hawarden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sioux City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hawarden: 4/100 · Sioux City: 38/100
Sioux City is 34 points higher.
Hawarden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hawarden: 86/100 · Sioux City: 86/100
No gap.
Hawarden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hawarden: Unavailable · Sioux City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hawarden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hawarden: 43/100 · Sioux City: 48/100
Sioux City is 5 points higher.
Hawarden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sioux City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hawarden: 23/100 · Sioux City: 26/100
Sioux City is 3 points higher.
Hawarden: 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.