City vs city
Pipestone vs Windom, MN
Windom currently scores 3 points higher overall than Pipestone, 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
Pipestone: 31/100 · Windom: 34/100
Windom is 3 points higher.
Flood
Pipestone: 35/100 · Windom: 25/100
Pipestone is 10 points higher.
Pipestone: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Windom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pipestone: 20/100 · Windom: 19/100
Pipestone is 1 points higher.
Pipestone: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Windom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pipestone: 54/100 · Windom: 49/100
Pipestone is 5 points higher.
Pipestone: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Windom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pipestone: 12/100 · Windom: 8/100
Pipestone is 4 points higher.
Pipestone: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Windom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pipestone: 42/100 · Windom: 100/100
Windom is 58 points higher.
Pipestone: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Windom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pipestone: Unavailable · Windom: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pipestone: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Windom: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pipestone: 34/100 · Windom: 18/100
Pipestone is 16 points higher.
Pipestone: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Windom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pipestone: 20/100 · Windom: 20/100
No gap.
Pipestone: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Windom: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.