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Midland vs Shields, MI

Midland currently scores 3 points higher overall than Shields, with the largest gap in hail.

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Midland

40/100

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Shields

37/100

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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

Midland: 40/100 · Shields: 37/100

Midland is 3 points higher.

Flood

Midland: 72/100 · Shields: 79/100

Shields is 7 points higher.

Midland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Shields: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Midland: 15/100 · Shields: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Midland: 21/100 · Shields: 25/100

Shields is 4 points higher.

Midland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Shields: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Midland: 23/100 · Shields: 0/100

Midland is 23 points higher.

Midland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shields: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Midland: 76/100 · Shields: 31/100

Midland is 45 points higher.

Midland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shields: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Midland: Unavailable · Shields: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Midland: 50/100 · Shields: 48/100

Midland is 2 points higher.

Midland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Shields: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Midland: 26/100 · Shields: 26/100

No gap.

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

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