City vs city
Helena vs Thompson Falls, MT
Helena currently scores 7 points higher overall than Thompson Falls, 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 · Thompson Falls: 27/100
Helena is 7 points higher.
Flood
Helena: 17/100 · Thompson Falls: 34/100
Thompson Falls is 17 points higher.
Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Thompson Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Helena: 15/100 · Thompson Falls: 13/100
Helena is 2 points higher.
Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thompson Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Helena: 9/100 · Thompson Falls: 9/100
No gap.
Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thompson Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Helena: 4/100 · Thompson Falls: 0/100
Helena is 4 points higher.
Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thompson Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Helena: 100/100 · Thompson Falls: 4/100
Helena is 96 points higher.
Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thompson Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Helena: Unavailable · Thompson Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thompson Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Helena: 77/100 · Thompson Falls: 75/100
Helena is 2 points higher.
Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thompson Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Helena: 13/100 · Thompson Falls: 27/100
Thompson Falls is 14 points higher.
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.
Thompson 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.