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Owensboro vs Sturgis, KY

Owensboro currently scores 7 points higher overall than Sturgis, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Owensboro

51/100

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Sturgis

44/100

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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

Owensboro: 51/100 · Sturgis: 44/100

Owensboro is 7 points higher.

Flood

Owensboro: 55/100 · Sturgis: 74/100

Sturgis is 19 points higher.

Owensboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Sturgis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Owensboro: 14/100 · Sturgis: 15/100

Sturgis is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Owensboro: 54/100 · Sturgis: 53/100

Owensboro is 1 points higher.

Owensboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sturgis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Owensboro: 65/100 · Sturgis: 31/100

Owensboro is 34 points higher.

Owensboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sturgis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Owensboro: 100/100 · Sturgis: 66/100

Owensboro is 34 points higher.

Owensboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sturgis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Owensboro: Unavailable · Sturgis: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Owensboro: 33/100 · Sturgis: 40/100

Sturgis is 7 points higher.

Owensboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sturgis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Owensboro: 34/100 · Sturgis: 29/100

Owensboro is 5 points higher.

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

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