City vs city
Great Bend vs Shawnee, KS
Shawnee currently scores 4 points higher overall than Great Bend, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Great Bend: 53/100 · Shawnee: 57/100
Shawnee is 4 points higher.
Flood
Great Bend: 84/100 · Shawnee: 70/100
Great Bend is 14 points higher.
Great Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Shawnee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Great Bend: 18/100 · Shawnee: 18/100
No gap.
Great Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shawnee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Great Bend: 57/100 · Shawnee: 78/100
Shawnee is 21 points higher.
Great Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shawnee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Great Bend: 50/100 · Shawnee: 58/100
Shawnee is 8 points higher.
Great Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shawnee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Great Bend: 100/100 · Shawnee: 100/100
No gap.
Great Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shawnee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Great Bend: Unavailable · Shawnee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shawnee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Great Bend: 43/100 · Shawnee: 52/100
Shawnee is 9 points higher.
Great Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shawnee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Great Bend: 21/100 · Shawnee: 25/100
Shawnee is 4 points higher.
Great Bend: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Shawnee: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.