City vs city
Columbia vs Poplar Bluff, MO
Poplar Bluff currently scores 17 points higher overall than Columbia, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Columbia: 44/100 · Poplar Bluff: 61/100
Poplar Bluff is 17 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 40/100 · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
Poplar Bluff is 60 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Poplar Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 17/100 · Poplar Bluff: 15/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 46/100 · Poplar Bluff: 74/100
Poplar Bluff is 28 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 69/100 · Poplar Bluff: 65/100
Columbia is 4 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 100/100 · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
No gap.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Poplar Bluff: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Poplar Bluff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 22/100 · Poplar Bluff: 48/100
Poplar Bluff is 26 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 12/100 · Poplar Bluff: 26/100
Poplar Bluff is 14 points higher.
Columbia: 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.