City vs city
Great Falls vs Plains, MT
Great Falls currently scores 7 points higher overall than Plains, 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
Great Falls: 32/100 · Plains: 25/100
Great Falls is 7 points higher.
Flood
Great Falls: 30/100 · Plains: 36/100
Plains is 6 points higher.
Great Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Plains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Great Falls: 16/100 · Plains: 13/100
Great Falls is 3 points higher.
Great Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Plains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Great Falls: 11/100 · Plains: 12/100
Plains is 1 points higher.
Great Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Plains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Great Falls: 8/100 · Plains: 0/100
Great Falls is 8 points higher.
Great Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Great Falls: 100/100 · Plains: 2/100
Great Falls is 98 points higher.
Great Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Great Falls: Unavailable · Plains: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Plains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Great Falls: 33/100 · Plains: 61/100
Plains is 28 points higher.
Great Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Plains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Great Falls: 29/100 · Plains: 26/100
Great Falls is 3 points higher.
Great Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Plains: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.