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Ogden vs Waterloo, IA

Ogden currently scores 1 points higher overall than Waterloo, with the largest gap in lightning.

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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

Ogden: 42/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Ogden is 1 points higher.

Flood

Ogden: 43/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Waterloo is 23 points higher.

Ogden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Ogden: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Ogden: 70/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Ogden is 40 points higher.

Ogden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Ogden: 31/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

Ogden is 16 points higher.

Ogden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Ogden: 83/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

Waterloo is 17 points higher.

Ogden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Ogden: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Ogden: 23/100 · Waterloo: 34/100

Waterloo is 11 points higher.

Ogden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Ogden: 28/100 · Waterloo: 21/100

Ogden is 7 points higher.

Ogden: 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.