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Monona vs Waterloo, IA

Waterloo currently scores 14 points higher overall than Monona, with the largest gap in hail.

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Monona

27/100

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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 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

Monona: 27/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Waterloo is 14 points higher.

Flood

Monona: 43/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Waterloo is 23 points higher.

Monona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Monona: 17/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

Waterloo is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Monona: 14/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Waterloo is 16 points higher.

Monona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Monona: 15/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

No gap.

Monona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Monona: 45/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

Waterloo is 55 points higher.

Monona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Monona: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Monona: 40/100 · Waterloo: 34/100

Monona is 6 points higher.

Monona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Monona: 16/100 · Waterloo: 21/100

Waterloo is 5 points higher.

Monona: 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.