City vs city
Poplarville vs Wiggins, MS
Wiggins currently scores 3 points higher overall than Poplarville, 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 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
Poplarville: 49/100 · Wiggins: 52/100
Wiggins is 3 points higher.
Flood
Poplarville: 36/100 · Wiggins: 34/100
Poplarville is 2 points higher.
Poplarville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wiggins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Poplarville: 46/100 · Wiggins: 52/100
Wiggins is 6 points higher.
Poplarville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wiggins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Poplarville: 96/100 · Wiggins: 95/100
Poplarville is 1 points higher.
Poplarville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wiggins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Poplarville: 35/100 · Wiggins: 50/100
Wiggins is 15 points higher.
Poplarville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wiggins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Poplarville: 41/100 · Wiggins: 34/100
Poplarville is 7 points higher.
Poplarville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wiggins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Poplarville: Unavailable · Wiggins: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Poplarville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wiggins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Poplarville: 69/100 · Wiggins: 77/100
Wiggins is 8 points higher.
Poplarville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wiggins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Poplarville: 21/100 · Wiggins: 21/100
No gap.
Poplarville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wiggins: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.