City vs city
Hot Springs vs Plains, MT
Hot Springs currently scores 2 points higher overall than Plains, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Hot Springs: 27/100 · Plains: 25/100
Hot Springs is 2 points higher.
Flood
Hot Springs: 45/100 · Plains: 36/100
Hot Springs is 9 points higher.
Hot Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Plains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hot Springs: 14/100 · Plains: 13/100
Hot Springs is 1 points higher.
Hot Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Plains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hot Springs: 11/100 · Plains: 12/100
Plains is 1 points higher.
Hot Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Plains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hot Springs: 0/100 · Plains: 0/100
No gap.
Hot Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hot Springs: 9/100 · Plains: 2/100
Hot Springs is 7 points higher.
Hot Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hot Springs: Unavailable · Plains: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hot Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Plains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hot Springs: 61/100 · Plains: 61/100
No gap.
Hot Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Plains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hot Springs: 22/100 · Plains: 26/100
Plains is 4 points higher.
Hot Springs: 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.