City vs city
Verndale vs Wadena, MN
Wadena currently scores 11 points higher overall than Verndale, 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
Verndale: 31/100 · Wadena: 42/100
Wadena is 11 points higher.
Flood
Verndale: Unavailable · Wadena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Verndale: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wadena: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Verndale: 18/100 · Wadena: 18/100
No gap.
Verndale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wadena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Verndale: 24/100 · Wadena: 23/100
Verndale is 1 points higher.
Verndale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wadena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Verndale: 46/100 · Wadena: 62/100
Wadena is 16 points higher.
Verndale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wadena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Verndale: 51/100 · Wadena: 100/100
Wadena is 49 points higher.
Verndale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wadena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Verndale: Unavailable · Wadena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Verndale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wadena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Verndale: 48/100 · Wadena: 56/100
Wadena is 8 points higher.
Verndale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wadena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Verndale: 31/100 · Wadena: 32/100
Wadena is 1 points higher.
Verndale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wadena: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.