City vs city
Americus vs Elmdale, KS
Elmdale currently scores 2 points higher overall than Americus, 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
Americus: 51/100 · Elmdale: 53/100
Elmdale is 2 points higher.
Flood
Americus: 61/100 · Elmdale: 73/100
Elmdale is 12 points higher.
Americus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Elmdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Americus: 18/100 · Elmdale: 18/100
No gap.
Americus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elmdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Americus: 66/100 · Elmdale: 65/100
Americus is 1 points higher.
Americus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Americus: 4/100 · Elmdale: 88/100
Elmdale is 84 points higher.
Americus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Americus: 100/100 · Elmdale: 58/100
Americus is 42 points higher.
Americus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Americus: Unavailable · Elmdale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Americus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elmdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Americus: 83/100 · Elmdale: 43/100
Americus is 40 points higher.
Americus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Americus: 27/100 · Elmdale: 27/100
No gap.
Americus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Elmdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.