City vs city
Fernwood vs Olive Branch, MS
Fernwood currently scores 10 points higher overall than Olive Branch, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Fernwood: 49/100 · Olive Branch: 39/100
Fernwood is 10 points higher.
Flood
Fernwood: 32/100 · Olive Branch: 0/100
Fernwood is 32 points higher.
Fernwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Olive Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fernwood: 24/100 · Olive Branch: 14/100
Fernwood is 10 points higher.
Fernwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Olive Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fernwood: 97/100 · Olive Branch: 64/100
Fernwood is 33 points higher.
Fernwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Olive Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fernwood: 27/100 · Olive Branch: 42/100
Olive Branch is 15 points higher.
Fernwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Olive Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fernwood: 63/100 · Olive Branch: 90/100
Olive Branch is 27 points higher.
Fernwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Olive Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fernwood: Unavailable · Olive Branch: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fernwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Olive Branch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fernwood: 74/100 · Olive Branch: 42/100
Fernwood is 32 points higher.
Fernwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Olive Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fernwood: 26/100 · Olive Branch: 24/100
Fernwood is 2 points higher.
Fernwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Olive Branch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.