City vs city
Columbia vs Russell Springs, KY
Russell Springs currently scores 9 points higher overall than Columbia, 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
Columbia: 34/100 · Russell Springs: 43/100
Russell Springs is 9 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 48/100 · Russell Springs: 48/100
No gap.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Russell Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 14/100 · Russell Springs: 14/100
No gap.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Russell Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 46/100 · Russell Springs: 44/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Russell Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 23/100 · Russell Springs: 100/100
Russell Springs is 77 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Russell Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 36/100 · Russell Springs: 23/100
Columbia is 13 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Russell Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Russell Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Russell Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 36/100 · Russell Springs: 36/100
No gap.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Russell Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 32/100 · Russell Springs: 33/100
Russell Springs is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Russell Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.