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Columbus vs West Point, MS

Columbus currently scores 19 points higher overall than West Point, with the largest gap in hail.

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Columbus

59/100

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West Point

40/100

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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 · West Point: 40/100

Columbus is 19 points higher.

Flood

Columbus: 71/100 · West Point: 36/100

Columbus is 35 points higher.

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

West Point: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbus: 17/100 · West Point: 16/100

Columbus is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Columbus: 76/100 · West Point: 77/100

West Point is 1 points higher.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Point: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbus: 65/100 · West Point: 38/100

Columbus is 27 points higher.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Point: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbus: 100/100 · West Point: 41/100

Columbus is 59 points higher.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Point: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbus: Unavailable · West Point: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbus: 57/100 · West Point: 48/100

Columbus is 9 points higher.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Point: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbus: 28/100 · West Point: 27/100

Columbus is 1 points higher.

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

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