City vs city
Petal vs West Hattiesburg, MS
West Hattiesburg currently scores 13 points higher overall than Petal, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Petal: 56/100 · West Hattiesburg: 69/100
West Hattiesburg is 13 points higher.
Flood
Petal: 57/100 · West Hattiesburg: 59/100
West Hattiesburg is 2 points higher.
Petal: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
West Hattiesburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Petal: 38/100 · West Hattiesburg: 36/100
Petal is 2 points higher.
Petal: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Hattiesburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Petal: 89/100 · West Hattiesburg: 90/100
West Hattiesburg is 1 points higher.
Petal: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Hattiesburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Petal: 31/100 · West Hattiesburg: 100/100
West Hattiesburg is 69 points higher.
Petal: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Hattiesburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Petal: 82/100 · West Hattiesburg: 100/100
West Hattiesburg is 18 points higher.
Petal: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Hattiesburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Petal: Unavailable · West Hattiesburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Petal: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Hattiesburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Petal: 73/100 · West Hattiesburg: 75/100
West Hattiesburg is 2 points higher.
Petal: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Hattiesburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Petal: 22/100 · West Hattiesburg: 22/100
No gap.
Petal: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Hattiesburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.