City vs city
Birch Tree vs Poplar Bluff, MO
Poplar Bluff currently scores 20 points higher overall than Birch Tree, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Birch Tree: 41/100 · Poplar Bluff: 61/100
Poplar Bluff is 20 points higher.
Flood
Birch Tree: Unavailable · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birch Tree: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Poplar Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birch Tree: 15/100 · Poplar Bluff: 15/100
No gap.
Birch Tree: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birch Tree: 92/100 · Poplar Bluff: 74/100
Birch Tree is 18 points higher.
Birch Tree: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birch Tree: 0/100 · Poplar Bluff: 65/100
Poplar Bluff is 65 points higher.
Birch Tree: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birch Tree: 69/100 · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
Poplar Bluff is 31 points higher.
Birch Tree: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birch Tree: Unavailable · Poplar Bluff: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birch Tree: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Poplar Bluff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birch Tree: 40/100 · Poplar Bluff: 48/100
Poplar Bluff is 8 points higher.
Birch Tree: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birch Tree: 27/100 · Poplar Bluff: 26/100
Birch Tree is 1 points higher.
Birch Tree: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Poplar Bluff: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.