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Tama vs Waterloo, IA

Waterloo currently scores 4 points higher overall than Tama, with the largest gap in hail.

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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 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

Tama: 37/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Waterloo is 4 points higher.

Flood

Tama: 78/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Tama is 12 points higher.

Tama: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Tama: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Tama: 45/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Tama is 15 points higher.

Tama: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Tama: 12/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

Waterloo is 3 points higher.

Tama: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Tama: 26/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

Waterloo is 74 points higher.

Tama: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Tama: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Tama: 54/100 · Waterloo: 34/100

Tama is 20 points higher.

Tama: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Tama: 24/100 · Waterloo: 21/100

Tama is 3 points higher.

Tama: 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.