City vs city
Helena vs Medicine Lake, MT
Helena currently scores 12 points higher overall than Medicine Lake, 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
Helena: 34/100 · Medicine Lake: 22/100
Helena is 12 points higher.
Flood
Helena: 17/100 · Medicine Lake: 39/100
Medicine Lake is 22 points higher.
Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Medicine Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Helena: 15/100 · Medicine Lake: 18/100
Medicine Lake is 3 points higher.
Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medicine Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Helena: 9/100 · Medicine Lake: 25/100
Medicine Lake is 16 points higher.
Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medicine Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Helena: 4/100 · Medicine Lake: 0/100
Helena is 4 points higher.
Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medicine Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Helena: 100/100 · Medicine Lake: 7/100
Helena is 93 points higher.
Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medicine Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Helena: Unavailable · Medicine Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medicine Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Helena: 77/100 · Medicine Lake: 30/100
Helena is 47 points higher.
Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medicine Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Helena: 13/100 · Medicine Lake: 13/100
No gap.
Helena: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Medicine Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.