City vs city
Lawton vs Waterloo, IA
Lawton currently scores 5 points higher overall than Waterloo, 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 · Waterloo: 41/100
Lawton is 5 points higher.
Flood
Lawton: 47/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 19 points higher.
Lawton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lawton: 20/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Lawton is 2 points higher.
Lawton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lawton: 55/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Lawton is 25 points higher.
Lawton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lawton: 50/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Lawton is 35 points higher.
Lawton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lawton: 82/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 18 points higher.
Lawton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lawton: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lawton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lawton: 44/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Lawton is 10 points higher.
Lawton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lawton: 26/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Lawton is 5 points higher.
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.
Waterloo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.