City vs city
Columbia vs Imperial, MO
Columbia currently scores 4 points higher overall than Imperial, 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 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
Columbia: 44/100 · Imperial: 40/100
Columbia is 4 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 40/100 · Imperial: 25/100
Columbia is 15 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Imperial: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 17/100 · Imperial: 16/100
Columbia is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Imperial: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 46/100 · Imperial: 43/100
Columbia is 3 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Imperial: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 69/100 · Imperial: 23/100
Columbia is 46 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Imperial: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 100/100 · Imperial: 100/100
No gap.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Imperial: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Imperial: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Imperial: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 22/100 · Imperial: 48/100
Imperial is 26 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Imperial: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbia: 12/100 · Imperial: 23/100
Imperial is 11 points higher.
Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Imperial: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.