City vs city
Story City vs Waterloo, IA
Story City currently scores 6 points higher overall than Waterloo, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Story City: 47/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Story City is 6 points higher.
Flood
Story City: 60/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 6 points higher.
Story City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Story City: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
No gap.
Story City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Story City: 54/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Story City is 24 points higher.
Story City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Story City: 27/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Story City is 12 points higher.
Story City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Story City: 100/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
No gap.
Story City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Story City: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Story City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Story City: 43/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Story City is 9 points higher.
Story City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Story City: 30/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Story City is 9 points higher.
Story City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Waterloo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.