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Iowa City vs Lewis, IA

Lewis currently scores 4 points higher overall than Iowa City, with the largest gap in tornado.

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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 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

Iowa City: 48/100 · Lewis: 52/100

Lewis is 4 points higher.

Flood

Iowa City: 64/100 · Lewis: 68/100

Lewis is 4 points higher.

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

Lewis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Iowa City: 17/100 · Lewis: 19/100

Lewis is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Iowa City: 47/100 · Lewis: 60/100

Lewis is 13 points higher.

Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lewis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Iowa City: 38/100 · Lewis: 58/100

Lewis is 20 points higher.

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

Lewis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Iowa City: 100/100 · Lewis: 100/100

No gap.

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

Lewis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Iowa City: Unavailable · Lewis: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Iowa City: 43/100 · Lewis: 34/100

Iowa City is 9 points higher.

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

Lewis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Iowa City: 24/100 · Lewis: 24/100

No gap.

Iowa 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.

Lewis: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.