City vs city
Elwood vs Wathena, KS
Elwood currently scores 9 points higher overall than Wathena, 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
Elwood: 49/100 · Wathena: 40/100
Elwood is 9 points higher.
Flood
Elwood: 16/100 · Wathena: 34/100
Wathena is 18 points higher.
Elwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wathena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elwood: 18/100 · Wathena: 18/100
No gap.
Elwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wathena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elwood: 63/100 · Wathena: 62/100
Elwood is 1 points higher.
Elwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wathena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elwood: 85/100 · Wathena: 23/100
Elwood is 62 points higher.
Elwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wathena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elwood: 100/100 · Wathena: 79/100
Elwood is 21 points higher.
Elwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wathena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elwood: Unavailable · Wathena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wathena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elwood: 34/100 · Wathena: 35/100
Wathena is 1 points higher.
Elwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wathena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elwood: 29/100 · Wathena: 29/100
No gap.
Elwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wathena: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.