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Columbus vs Columbus AFB, MS

Columbus currently scores 10 points higher overall than Columbus AFB, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Columbus

59/100

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Columbus AFB

49/100

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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

Columbus: 59/100 · Columbus AFB: 49/100

Columbus is 10 points higher.

Flood

Columbus: 71/100 · Columbus AFB: 71/100

No gap.

Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Columbus AFB: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbus: 17/100 · Columbus AFB: 17/100

No gap.

Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Columbus AFB: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Columbus: 76/100 · Columbus AFB: 77/100

Columbus AFB is 1 points higher.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Columbus AFB: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbus: 65/100 · Columbus AFB: 4/100

Columbus is 61 points higher.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbus AFB: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbus: 100/100 · Columbus AFB: 100/100

No gap.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbus AFB: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbus: Unavailable · Columbus AFB: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Columbus AFB: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Columbus: 57/100 · Columbus AFB: 50/100

Columbus is 7 points higher.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Columbus AFB: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbus: 28/100 · Columbus AFB: 27/100

Columbus is 1 points higher.

Columbus: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Columbus AFB: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.