City vs city
Fort Leonard Wood vs Independence, MO
Fort Leonard Wood and Independence are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Fort Leonard Wood: 48/100 · Independence: 48/100
No gap.
Flood
Fort Leonard Wood: 100/100 · Independence: 50/100
Fort Leonard Wood is 50 points higher.
Fort Leonard Wood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Independence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Leonard Wood: 16/100 · Independence: 18/100
Independence is 2 points higher.
Fort Leonard Wood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Independence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Leonard Wood: 56/100 · Independence: 75/100
Independence is 19 points higher.
Fort Leonard Wood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Leonard Wood: 15/100 · Independence: 23/100
Independence is 8 points higher.
Fort Leonard Wood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Leonard Wood: 100/100 · Independence: 100/100
No gap.
Fort Leonard Wood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Leonard Wood: Unavailable · Independence: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Leonard Wood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Independence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Leonard Wood: 38/100 · Independence: 50/100
Independence is 12 points higher.
Fort Leonard Wood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Leonard Wood: 14/100 · Independence: 22/100
Independence is 8 points higher.
Fort Leonard Wood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Independence: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.