City vs city
Meridian vs Porterville, MS
Meridian currently scores 2 points higher overall than Porterville, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Meridian: 36/100 · Porterville: 34/100
Meridian is 2 points higher.
Flood
Meridian: 37/100 · Porterville: 45/100
Porterville is 8 points higher.
Meridian: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Porterville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Meridian: 22/100 · Porterville: 20/100
Meridian is 2 points higher.
Meridian: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Porterville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Meridian: 67/100 · Porterville: 65/100
Meridian is 2 points higher.
Meridian: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Porterville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Meridian: 23/100 · Porterville: 12/100
Meridian is 11 points higher.
Meridian: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porterville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Meridian: 57/100 · Porterville: 19/100
Meridian is 38 points higher.
Meridian: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porterville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Meridian: Unavailable · Porterville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Meridian: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Porterville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Meridian: 18/100 · Porterville: 47/100
Porterville is 29 points higher.
Meridian: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Porterville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Meridian: 31/100 · Porterville: 31/100
No gap.
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.
Porterville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.