City vs city
Hardtner vs Medicine Lodge, KS
Medicine Lodge currently scores 12 points higher overall than Hardtner, 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 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
Hardtner: 39/100 · Medicine Lodge: 51/100
Medicine Lodge is 12 points higher.
Flood
Hardtner: 40/100 · Medicine Lodge: 61/100
Medicine Lodge is 21 points higher.
Hardtner: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Medicine Lodge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hardtner: 18/100 · Medicine Lodge: 18/100
No gap.
Hardtner: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medicine Lodge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hardtner: 59/100 · Medicine Lodge: 60/100
Medicine Lodge is 1 points higher.
Hardtner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medicine Lodge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hardtner: 8/100 · Medicine Lodge: 31/100
Medicine Lodge is 23 points higher.
Hardtner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medicine Lodge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hardtner: 81/100 · Medicine Lodge: 100/100
Medicine Lodge is 19 points higher.
Hardtner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medicine Lodge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hardtner: Unavailable · Medicine Lodge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hardtner: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medicine Lodge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hardtner: 44/100 · Medicine Lodge: 57/100
Medicine Lodge is 13 points higher.
Hardtner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medicine Lodge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Hardtner: 26/100 · Medicine Lodge: 27/100
Medicine Lodge is 1 points higher.
Hardtner: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Medicine Lodge: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.