City vs city
Lawton vs Le Mars, IA
Le Mars currently scores 7 points higher overall than Lawton, 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
Lawton: 46/100 · Le Mars: 53/100
Le Mars is 7 points higher.
Flood
Lawton: 47/100 · Le Mars: 55/100
Le Mars is 8 points higher.
Lawton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Le Mars: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lawton: 20/100 · Le Mars: 20/100
No gap.
Lawton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Le Mars: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lawton: 55/100 · Le Mars: 49/100
Lawton is 6 points higher.
Lawton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Le Mars: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lawton: 50/100 · Le Mars: 85/100
Le Mars is 35 points higher.
Lawton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Le Mars: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lawton: 82/100 · Le Mars: 100/100
Le Mars is 18 points higher.
Lawton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Le Mars: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lawton: Unavailable · Le Mars: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lawton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Le Mars: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lawton: 44/100 · Le Mars: 36/100
Lawton is 8 points higher.
Lawton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Le Mars: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lawton: 26/100 · Le Mars: 26/100
No gap.
Lawton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Le Mars: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.