City vs city
Olive Branch vs Vardaman, MS
Olive Branch currently scores 1 points higher overall than Vardaman, 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
Olive Branch: 39/100 · Vardaman: 38/100
Olive Branch is 1 points higher.
Flood
Olive Branch: 0/100 · Vardaman: 46/100
Vardaman is 46 points higher.
Olive Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Vardaman: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Olive Branch: 14/100 · Vardaman: 16/100
Vardaman is 2 points higher.
Olive Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vardaman: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Olive Branch: 64/100 · Vardaman: 79/100
Vardaman is 15 points higher.
Olive Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vardaman: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Olive Branch: 42/100 · Vardaman: 19/100
Olive Branch is 23 points higher.
Olive Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vardaman: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Olive Branch: 90/100 · Vardaman: 16/100
Olive Branch is 74 points higher.
Olive Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vardaman: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Olive Branch: Unavailable · Vardaman: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Olive Branch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vardaman: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Olive Branch: 42/100 · Vardaman: 62/100
Vardaman is 20 points higher.
Olive Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vardaman: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Olive Branch: 24/100 · Vardaman: 26/100
Vardaman is 2 points higher.
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.
Vardaman: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.