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Laurel vs Tupelo, MS

Laurel currently scores 1 points higher overall than Tupelo, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Laurel

56/100

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Tupelo

55/100

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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

Laurel: 56/100 · Tupelo: 55/100

Laurel is 1 points higher.

Flood

Laurel: 58/100 · Tupelo: 39/100

Laurel is 19 points higher.

Laurel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Tupelo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Laurel: 31/100 · Tupelo: 15/100

Laurel is 16 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Laurel: 82/100 · Tupelo: 80/100

Laurel is 2 points higher.

Laurel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tupelo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Laurel: 77/100 · Tupelo: 69/100

Laurel is 8 points higher.

Laurel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tupelo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Laurel: 100/100 · Tupelo: 100/100

No gap.

Laurel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tupelo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Laurel: Unavailable · Tupelo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Laurel: 20/100 · Tupelo: 64/100

Tupelo is 44 points higher.

Laurel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Tupelo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Laurel: 22/100 · Tupelo: 16/100

Laurel is 6 points higher.

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

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