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Minot vs West Fargo, ND

Minot currently scores 1 points higher overall than West Fargo, with the largest gap in hail.

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West Fargo

34/100

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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 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

Minot: 35/100 · West Fargo: 34/100

Minot is 1 points higher.

Flood

Minot: Unavailable · West Fargo: 82/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Minot: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

West Fargo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Minot: 18/100 · West Fargo: 19/100

West Fargo is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Minot: 23/100 · West Fargo: 38/100

West Fargo is 15 points higher.

Minot: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Fargo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Minot: 31/100 · West Fargo: 4/100

Minot is 27 points higher.

Minot: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Fargo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Minot: 100/100 · West Fargo: 30/100

Minot is 70 points higher.

Minot: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Fargo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Minot: Unavailable · West Fargo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Minot: 33/100 · West Fargo: 30/100

Minot is 3 points higher.

Minot: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Fargo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Minot: 42/100 · West Fargo: 37/100

Minot is 5 points higher.

Minot: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

West Fargo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.