City vs city
Mount Morris vs Sterling, IL
Sterling currently scores 12 points higher overall than Mount Morris, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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
Mount Morris: 31/100 · Sterling: 43/100
Sterling is 12 points higher.
Flood
Mount Morris: 36/100 · Sterling: 51/100
Sterling is 15 points higher.
Mount Morris: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Sterling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mount Morris: 16/100 · Sterling: 16/100
No gap.
Mount Morris: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mount Morris: 43/100 · Sterling: 36/100
Mount Morris is 7 points higher.
Mount Morris: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mount Morris: 0/100 · Sterling: 58/100
Sterling is 58 points higher.
Mount Morris: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mount Morris: 35/100 · Sterling: 89/100
Sterling is 54 points higher.
Mount Morris: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mount Morris: Unavailable · Sterling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mount Morris: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mount Morris: 27/100 · Sterling: 20/100
Mount Morris is 7 points higher.
Mount Morris: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mount Morris: 26/100 · Sterling: 29/100
Sterling is 3 points higher.
Mount Morris: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sterling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.