City vs city
Covington vs Ponchatoula, LA
Ponchatoula currently scores 3 points higher overall than Covington, 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
Covington: 50/100 · Ponchatoula: 53/100
Ponchatoula is 3 points higher.
Flood
Covington: 45/100 · Ponchatoula: 29/100
Covington is 16 points higher.
Covington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Ponchatoula: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Covington: 37/100 · Ponchatoula: 33/100
Covington is 4 points higher.
Covington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponchatoula: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Covington: 100/100 · Ponchatoula: 100/100
No gap.
Covington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponchatoula: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Covington: 23/100 · Ponchatoula: 50/100
Ponchatoula is 27 points higher.
Covington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponchatoula: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Covington: 12/100 · Ponchatoula: 25/100
Ponchatoula is 13 points higher.
Covington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponchatoula: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Covington: 98/100 · Ponchatoula: 98/100
No gap.
Covington: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ponchatoula: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Covington: 62/100 · Ponchatoula: 58/100
Covington is 4 points higher.
Covington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponchatoula: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Covington: 23/100 · Ponchatoula: 28/100
Ponchatoula is 5 points higher.
Covington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ponchatoula: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.