City vs city
Fort Wayne vs South Bend, IN
Fort Wayne currently scores 9 points higher overall than South Bend, 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 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
Fort Wayne: 45/100 · South Bend: 36/100
Fort Wayne is 9 points higher.
Flood
Fort Wayne: 34/100 · South Bend: 20/100
Fort Wayne is 14 points higher.
Fort Wayne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Wayne: 16/100 · South Bend: 16/100
No gap.
Fort Wayne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Wayne: 56/100 · South Bend: 41/100
Fort Wayne is 15 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Wayne: 65/100 · South Bend: 0/100
Fort Wayne is 65 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Wayne: 100/100 · South Bend: 76/100
Fort Wayne is 24 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Wayne: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Wayne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Wayne: 12/100 · South Bend: 34/100
South Bend is 22 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Wayne: 30/100 · South Bend: 29/100
Fort Wayne is 1 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
South Bend: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.