City vs city
Lawrence vs Ness City, KS
Lawrence currently scores 30 points higher overall than Ness City, 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
Lawrence: 60/100 · Ness City: 30/100
Lawrence is 30 points higher.
Flood
Lawrence: 64/100 · Ness City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lawrence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Ness City: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Lawrence: 18/100 · Ness City: 18/100
No gap.
Lawrence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ness City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lawrence: 68/100 · Ness City: 34/100
Lawrence is 34 points higher.
Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ness City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lawrence: 88/100 · Ness City: 12/100
Lawrence is 76 points higher.
Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ness City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lawrence: 100/100 · Ness City: 100/100
No gap.
Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ness City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lawrence: Unavailable · Ness City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lawrence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ness City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lawrence: 59/100 · Ness City: 23/100
Lawrence is 36 points higher.
Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ness City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lawrence: 26/100 · Ness City: 20/100
Lawrence is 6 points higher.
Lawrence: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ness City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.