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Columbus vs Kearney, NE

Kearney currently scores 10 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Columbus

43/100

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Kearney

53/100

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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

Columbus: 43/100 · Kearney: 53/100

Kearney is 10 points higher.

Flood

Columbus: 51/100 · Kearney: 41/100

Columbus is 10 points higher.

Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Kearney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbus: 20/100 · Kearney: 19/100

Columbus is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Columbus: 38/100 · Kearney: 38/100

No gap.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kearney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbus: 50/100 · Kearney: 73/100

Kearney is 23 points higher.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kearney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbus: 100/100 · Kearney: 100/100

No gap.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kearney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbus: Unavailable · Kearney: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbus: 26/100 · Kearney: 48/100

Kearney is 22 points higher.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Kearney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbus: 19/100 · Kearney: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Kearney: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.