City vs city
Council Grove vs Elmdale, KS
Elmdale currently scores 5 points higher overall than Council Grove, 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
Council Grove: 48/100 · Elmdale: 53/100
Elmdale is 5 points higher.
Flood
Council Grove: 55/100 · Elmdale: 73/100
Elmdale is 18 points higher.
Council Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Elmdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Council Grove: 18/100 · Elmdale: 18/100
No gap.
Council Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elmdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Council Grove: 61/100 · Elmdale: 65/100
Elmdale is 4 points higher.
Council Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Council Grove: 4/100 · Elmdale: 88/100
Elmdale is 84 points higher.
Council Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Council Grove: 100/100 · Elmdale: 58/100
Council Grove is 42 points higher.
Council Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Council Grove: Unavailable · Elmdale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Council Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elmdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Council Grove: 72/100 · Elmdale: 43/100
Council Grove is 29 points higher.
Council Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Council Grove: 27/100 · Elmdale: 27/100
No gap.
Council Grove: 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.