City vs city
Owensboro vs South Shore, KY
Owensboro currently scores 5 points higher overall than South Shore, 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
Owensboro: 51/100 · South Shore: 46/100
Owensboro is 5 points higher.
Flood
Owensboro: 55/100 · South Shore: 41/100
Owensboro is 14 points higher.
Owensboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
South Shore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Owensboro: 14/100 · South Shore: 15/100
South Shore is 1 points higher.
Owensboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Shore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Owensboro: 54/100 · South Shore: 34/100
Owensboro is 20 points higher.
Owensboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Shore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Owensboro: 65/100 · South Shore: 35/100
Owensboro is 30 points higher.
Owensboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Shore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Owensboro: 100/100 · South Shore: 100/100
No gap.
Owensboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Shore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Owensboro: Unavailable · South Shore: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Owensboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Shore: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Owensboro: 33/100 · South Shore: 58/100
South Shore is 25 points higher.
Owensboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Shore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Owensboro: 34/100 · South Shore: 41/100
South Shore is 7 points higher.
Owensboro: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
South Shore: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.