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Kewanee vs Sterling, IL

Sterling currently scores 7 points higher overall than Kewanee, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Kewanee

36/100

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Sterling

43/100

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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

Kewanee: 36/100 · Sterling: 43/100

Sterling is 7 points higher.

Flood

Kewanee: 33/100 · Sterling: 51/100

Sterling is 18 points higher.

Kewanee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Sterling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Kewanee: 17/100 · Sterling: 16/100

Kewanee is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Kewanee: 48/100 · Sterling: 36/100

Kewanee is 12 points higher.

Kewanee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sterling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Kewanee: 35/100 · Sterling: 58/100

Sterling is 23 points higher.

Kewanee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sterling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Kewanee: 74/100 · Sterling: 89/100

Sterling is 15 points higher.

Kewanee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sterling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Kewanee: Unavailable · Sterling: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Kewanee: 17/100 · Sterling: 20/100

Sterling is 3 points higher.

Kewanee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sterling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Kewanee: 28/100 · Sterling: 29/100

Sterling is 1 points higher.

Kewanee: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Sterling: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.