City vs city
De Kalb vs Meridian, MS
De Kalb currently scores 8 points higher overall than Meridian, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
De Kalb: 44/100 · Meridian: 36/100
De Kalb is 8 points higher.
Flood
De Kalb: 39/100 · Meridian: 37/100
De Kalb is 2 points higher.
De Kalb: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Meridian: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
De Kalb: 19/100 · Meridian: 22/100
Meridian is 3 points higher.
De Kalb: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Meridian: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
De Kalb: 64/100 · Meridian: 67/100
Meridian is 3 points higher.
De Kalb: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Meridian: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
De Kalb: 31/100 · Meridian: 23/100
De Kalb is 8 points higher.
De Kalb: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meridian: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
De Kalb: 67/100 · Meridian: 57/100
De Kalb is 10 points higher.
De Kalb: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meridian: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
De Kalb: Unavailable · Meridian: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
De Kalb: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Meridian: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
De Kalb: 59/100 · Meridian: 18/100
De Kalb is 41 points higher.
De Kalb: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Meridian: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
De Kalb: 31/100 · Meridian: 31/100
No gap.
De Kalb: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Meridian: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.