City vs city
Grand Forks vs Shell Valley, ND
Grand Forks currently scores 3 points higher overall than Shell Valley, 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
Grand Forks: 32/100 · Shell Valley: 29/100
Grand Forks is 3 points higher.
Flood
Grand Forks: 41/100 · Shell Valley: 36/100
Grand Forks is 5 points higher.
Grand Forks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Shell Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Grand Forks: 18/100 · Shell Valley: 18/100
No gap.
Grand Forks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shell Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grand Forks: 19/100 · Shell Valley: 6/100
Grand Forks is 13 points higher.
Grand Forks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shell Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grand Forks: 4/100 · Shell Valley: 0/100
Grand Forks is 4 points higher.
Grand Forks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shell Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grand Forks: 100/100 · Shell Valley: 6/100
Grand Forks is 94 points higher.
Grand Forks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shell Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grand Forks: Unavailable · Shell Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Forks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shell Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grand Forks: 27/100 · Shell Valley: 72/100
Shell Valley is 45 points higher.
Grand Forks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shell Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Grand Forks: 14/100 · Shell Valley: 38/100
Shell Valley is 24 points higher.
Grand Forks: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Shell Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.