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Carmel vs Fort Wayne, IN

Fort Wayne currently scores 7 points higher overall than Carmel, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Carmel

38/100

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Fort Wayne

45/100

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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

Carmel: 38/100 · Fort Wayne: 45/100

Fort Wayne is 7 points higher.

Flood

Carmel: 34/100 · Fort Wayne: 34/100

No gap.

Carmel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Fort Wayne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Carmel: 15/100 · Fort Wayne: 16/100

Fort Wayne is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Carmel: 63/100 · Fort Wayne: 56/100

Carmel is 7 points higher.

Carmel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Fort Wayne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Carmel: 15/100 · Fort Wayne: 65/100

Fort Wayne is 50 points higher.

Carmel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Fort Wayne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Carmel: 100/100 · Fort Wayne: 100/100

No gap.

Carmel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Fort Wayne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Carmel: Unavailable · Fort Wayne: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Carmel: 8/100 · Fort Wayne: 12/100

Fort Wayne is 4 points higher.

Carmel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Fort Wayne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Carmel: 28/100 · Fort Wayne: 30/100

Fort Wayne is 2 points higher.

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

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