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Waukon vs West Union, IA

Waukon and West Union are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.

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Waukon

25/100

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West Union

25/100

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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

Waukon: 25/100 · West Union: 25/100

No gap.

Flood

Waukon: 46/100 · West Union: 43/100

Waukon is 3 points higher.

Waukon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

West Union: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Waukon: 17/100 · West Union: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Waukon: 12/100 · West Union: 18/100

West Union is 6 points higher.

Waukon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Union: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Waukon: 4/100 · West Union: 15/100

West Union is 11 points higher.

Waukon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Union: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Waukon: 46/100 · West Union: 26/100

Waukon is 20 points higher.

Waukon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Union: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Waukon: Unavailable · West Union: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Waukon: 32/100 · West Union: 38/100

West Union is 6 points higher.

Waukon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Union: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Waukon: 16/100 · West Union: 21/100

West Union is 5 points higher.

Waukon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

West Union: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.