City vs city
Fort Polk South vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 23 points higher overall than Fort Polk South, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Fort Polk South: 34/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 23 points higher.
Flood
Fort Polk South: 15/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Lake Charles is 17 points higher.
Fort Polk South: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Polk South: 19/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Lake Charles is 18 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Polk South: 87/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Fort Polk South is 8 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Polk South: 12/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 73 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Polk South: 19/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 79 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Polk South: Unavailable · Lake Charles: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Polk South: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Polk South: 68/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Fort Polk South is 55 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Polk South: 20/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Fort Polk South is 2 points higher.
Fort Polk South: 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.