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City vs city

Urbandale vs Waterloo, IA

Urbandale currently scores 10 points higher overall than Waterloo, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Urbandale

51/100

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Waterloo

41/100

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Hazard breakdown

Overall

Urbandale: 51/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Urbandale is 10 points higher.

Flood

Urbandale: 52/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Waterloo is 14 points higher.

Wind

Urbandale: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

No gap.

Lightning

Urbandale: 58/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Urbandale is 28 points higher.

Tornado

Urbandale: 76/100 · Waterloo: 16/100

Urbandale is 60 points higher.

Hail

Urbandale: 100/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

No gap.

Storm surge

Urbandale: 0/100 · Waterloo: 0/100

No gap.