City vs city
Elkhart vs Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne currently scores 10 points higher overall than Elkhart, 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
Elkhart: 35/100 · Fort Wayne: 45/100
Fort Wayne is 10 points higher.
Flood
Elkhart: 36/100 · Fort Wayne: 34/100
Elkhart is 2 points higher.
Elkhart: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Fort Wayne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elkhart: 16/100 · Fort Wayne: 16/100
No gap.
Elkhart: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Wayne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elkhart: 51/100 · Fort Wayne: 56/100
Fort Wayne is 5 points higher.
Elkhart: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Wayne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elkhart: 8/100 · Fort Wayne: 65/100
Fort Wayne is 57 points higher.
Elkhart: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Wayne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elkhart: 91/100 · Fort Wayne: 100/100
Fort Wayne is 9 points higher.
Elkhart: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Wayne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elkhart: Unavailable · Fort Wayne: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elkhart: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Wayne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elkhart: 12/100 · Fort Wayne: 12/100
No gap.
Elkhart: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Wayne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elkhart: 28/100 · Fort Wayne: 30/100
Fort Wayne is 2 points higher.
Elkhart: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Wayne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.