City vs city
Pickens vs Yazoo City, MS
Yazoo City currently scores 10 points higher overall than Pickens, 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
Pickens: 41/100 · Yazoo City: 51/100
Yazoo City is 10 points higher.
Flood
Pickens: 55/100 · Yazoo City: 81/100
Yazoo City is 26 points higher.
Pickens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Yazoo City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pickens: 17/100 · Yazoo City: 16/100
Pickens is 1 points higher.
Pickens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Yazoo City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pickens: 68/100 · Yazoo City: 69/100
Yazoo City is 1 points higher.
Pickens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Yazoo City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pickens: 38/100 · Yazoo City: 46/100
Yazoo City is 8 points higher.
Pickens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yazoo City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pickens: 21/100 · Yazoo City: 79/100
Yazoo City is 58 points higher.
Pickens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yazoo City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pickens: Unavailable · Yazoo City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pickens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Yazoo City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pickens: 68/100 · Yazoo City: 44/100
Pickens is 24 points higher.
Pickens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Yazoo City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pickens: 23/100 · Yazoo City: 24/100
Yazoo City is 1 points higher.
Pickens: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Yazoo City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.