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Columbus vs Ham Lake, MN

Columbus and Ham Lake are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.

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Columbus

40/100

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Ham Lake

40/100

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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

Columbus: 40/100 · Ham Lake: 40/100

No gap.

Flood

Columbus: 61/100 · Ham Lake: 54/100

Columbus is 7 points higher.

Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Ham Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbus: 17/100 · Ham Lake: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Columbus: 29/100 · Ham Lake: 29/100

No gap.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Ham Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbus: 0/100 · Ham Lake: 4/100

Ham Lake is 4 points higher.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Ham Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbus: 38/100 · Ham Lake: 100/100

Ham Lake is 62 points higher.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Ham Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbus: Unavailable · Ham Lake: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbus: 70/100 · Ham Lake: 53/100

Columbus is 17 points higher.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ham Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbus: 26/100 · Ham Lake: 26/100

No gap.

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

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