City vs city
Harper vs Medicine Lodge, KS
Medicine Lodge currently scores 1 points higher overall than Harper, 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
Harper: 50/100 · Medicine Lodge: 51/100
Medicine Lodge is 1 points higher.
Flood
Harper: 49/100 · Medicine Lodge: 61/100
Medicine Lodge is 12 points higher.
Harper: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Medicine Lodge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harper: 18/100 · Medicine Lodge: 18/100
No gap.
Harper: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medicine Lodge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harper: 64/100 · Medicine Lodge: 60/100
Harper is 4 points higher.
Harper: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medicine Lodge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harper: 65/100 · Medicine Lodge: 31/100
Harper is 34 points higher.
Harper: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medicine Lodge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harper: 100/100 · Medicine Lodge: 100/100
No gap.
Harper: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medicine Lodge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harper: Unavailable · Medicine Lodge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Harper: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medicine Lodge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Harper: 25/100 · Medicine Lodge: 57/100
Medicine Lodge is 32 points higher.
Harper: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medicine Lodge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Harper: 28/100 · Medicine Lodge: 27/100
Harper is 1 points higher.
Harper: 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.