City vs city
Alpena vs East Tawas, MI
Alpena currently scores 3 points higher overall than East Tawas, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 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
Alpena: 29/100 · East Tawas: 26/100
Alpena is 3 points higher.
Flood
Alpena: 68/100 · East Tawas: 54/100
Alpena is 14 points higher.
Alpena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
East Tawas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alpena: 14/100 · East Tawas: 15/100
East Tawas is 1 points higher.
Alpena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
East Tawas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alpena: 18/100 · East Tawas: 17/100
Alpena is 1 points higher.
Alpena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
East Tawas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alpena: 15/100 · East Tawas: 0/100
Alpena is 15 points higher.
Alpena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
East Tawas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alpena: 33/100 · East Tawas: 31/100
Alpena is 2 points higher.
Alpena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
East Tawas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alpena: Unavailable · East Tawas: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alpena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
East Tawas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alpena: 41/100 · East Tawas: 9/100
Alpena is 32 points higher.
Alpena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
East Tawas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Alpena: 17/100 · East Tawas: 27/100
East Tawas is 10 points higher.
Alpena: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
East Tawas: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.