City vs city
Lauderdale vs Meridian, MS
Lauderdale currently scores 5 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
Lauderdale: 41/100 · Meridian: 36/100
Lauderdale is 5 points higher.
Flood
Lauderdale: 43/100 · Meridian: 37/100
Lauderdale is 6 points higher.
Lauderdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Meridian: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lauderdale: 21/100 · Meridian: 22/100
Meridian is 1 points higher.
Lauderdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Meridian: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lauderdale: 65/100 · Meridian: 67/100
Meridian is 2 points higher.
Lauderdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Meridian: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lauderdale: 0/100 · Meridian: 23/100
Meridian is 23 points higher.
Lauderdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meridian: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lauderdale: 38/100 · Meridian: 57/100
Meridian is 19 points higher.
Lauderdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meridian: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lauderdale: Unavailable · Meridian: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lauderdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Meridian: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lauderdale: 50/100 · Meridian: 18/100
Lauderdale is 32 points higher.
Lauderdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Meridian: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lauderdale: 31/100 · Meridian: 31/100
No gap.
Lauderdale: 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.