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City vs city

Covington vs Independence, KY

Covington currently scores 2 points higher overall than Independence, with the largest gap in hail.

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Covington

33/100

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Independence

31/100

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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

Covington: 33/100 · Independence: 31/100

Covington is 2 points higher.

Flood

Covington: 14/100 · Independence: 41/100

Independence is 27 points higher.

Covington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Independence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Covington: 15/100 · Independence: 15/100

No gap.

Covington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Independence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Covington: 50/100 · Independence: 47/100

Covington is 3 points higher.

Covington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Covington: 8/100 · Independence: 27/100

Independence is 19 points higher.

Covington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Covington: 95/100 · Independence: 52/100

Covington is 43 points higher.

Covington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Covington: Unavailable · Independence: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Covington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Independence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Covington: 11/100 · Independence: 4/100

Covington is 7 points higher.

Covington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Covington: 36/100 · Independence: 33/100

Covington is 3 points higher.

Covington: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Independence: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.