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Augusta vs Topeka, KS

Augusta currently scores 1 points higher overall than Topeka, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Augusta

52/100

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Topeka

51/100

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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

Augusta: 52/100 · Topeka: 51/100

Augusta is 1 points higher.

Flood

Augusta: 69/100 · Topeka: 53/100

Augusta is 16 points higher.

Augusta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Augusta: 18/100 · Topeka: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Augusta: 72/100 · Topeka: 59/100

Augusta is 13 points higher.

Augusta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Augusta: 23/100 · Topeka: 50/100

Topeka is 27 points higher.

Augusta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Augusta: 100/100 · Topeka: 100/100

No gap.

Augusta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Augusta: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Augusta: 55/100 · Topeka: 53/100

Augusta is 2 points higher.

Augusta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Augusta: 28/100 · Topeka: 27/100

Augusta is 1 points higher.

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

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