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Central vs Houma, LA

Central currently scores 2 points higher overall than Houma, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Central

47/100

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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

Central: 47/100 · Houma: 45/100

Central is 2 points higher.

Flood

Central: 35/100 · Houma: 42/100

Houma is 7 points higher.

Central: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Houma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Central: 29/100 · Houma: 57/100

Houma is 28 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Central: 98/100 · Houma: 76/100

Central is 22 points higher.

Central: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Houma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Central: 50/100 · Houma: 15/100

Central is 35 points higher.

Central: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Houma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Central: 49/100 · Houma: 23/100

Central is 26 points higher.

Central: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Houma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Central: Unavailable · Houma: 97/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Houma: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Central: 50/100 · Houma: 40/100

Central is 10 points higher.

Central: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Houma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Central: 18/100 · Houma: 13/100

Central is 5 points higher.

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

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