City vs city
Bayou Gauche vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 18 points higher overall than Bayou Gauche, 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
Bayou Gauche: 39/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 18 points higher.
Flood
Bayou Gauche: Unavailable · Lake Charles: 32/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bayou Gauche: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bayou Gauche: 49/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Bayou Gauche is 12 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bayou Gauche: 89/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Bayou Gauche is 10 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bayou Gauche: 15/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 70 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bayou Gauche: 34/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 64 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bayou Gauche: 99/100 · Lake Charles: 94/100
Bayou Gauche is 5 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bayou Gauche: 12/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Lake Charles is 1 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bayou Gauche: 16/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Lake Charles is 2 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lake Charles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.