City vs city
Columbia City vs Winona Lake, IN
Columbia City currently scores 11 points higher overall than Winona Lake, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Columbia City: 45/100 · Winona Lake: 34/100
Columbia City is 11 points higher.
Flood
Columbia City: 41/100 · Winona Lake: 39/100
Columbia City is 2 points higher.
Columbia City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Winona Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia City: 16/100 · Winona Lake: 16/100
No gap.
Columbia City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winona Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia City: 61/100 · Winona Lake: 68/100
Winona Lake is 7 points higher.
Columbia City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winona Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia City: 54/100 · Winona Lake: 23/100
Columbia City is 31 points higher.
Columbia City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winona Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia City: 94/100 · Winona Lake: 47/100
Columbia City is 47 points higher.
Columbia City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winona Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia City: Unavailable · Winona Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winona Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia City: 13/100 · Winona Lake: 15/100
Winona Lake is 2 points higher.
Columbia City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winona Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia City: 33/100 · Winona Lake: 33/100
No gap.
Columbia City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Winona Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.