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Helena vs South Hills, MT

Helena currently scores 10 points higher overall than South Hills, with the largest gap in hail.

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Helena

34/100

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South Hills

24/100

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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

Helena: 34/100 · South Hills: 24/100

Helena is 10 points higher.

Flood

Helena: 17/100 · South Hills: 10/100

Helena is 7 points higher.

Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

South Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Helena: 15/100 · South Hills: 15/100

No gap.

Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

South Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Helena: 9/100 · South Hills: 9/100

No gap.

Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Helena: 4/100 · South Hills: 0/100

Helena is 4 points higher.

Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Helena: 100/100 · South Hills: 29/100

Helena is 71 points higher.

Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Helena: Unavailable · South Hills: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

South Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Helena: 77/100 · South Hills: 65/100

Helena is 12 points higher.

Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Helena: 13/100 · South Hills: 13/100

No gap.

Helena: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

South Hills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.