City vs city
Dakota City vs Kearney, NE
Kearney currently scores 17 points higher overall than Dakota City, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Dakota City: 36/100 · Kearney: 53/100
Kearney is 17 points higher.
Flood
Dakota City: 5/100 · Kearney: 41/100
Kearney is 36 points higher.
Dakota City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Kearney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dakota City: 20/100 · Kearney: 19/100
Dakota City is 1 points higher.
Dakota City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kearney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dakota City: 49/100 · Kearney: 38/100
Dakota City is 11 points higher.
Dakota City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kearney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dakota City: 4/100 · Kearney: 73/100
Kearney is 69 points higher.
Dakota City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kearney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dakota City: 100/100 · Kearney: 100/100
No gap.
Dakota City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kearney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dakota City: Unavailable · Kearney: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dakota City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kearney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dakota City: 50/100 · Kearney: 48/100
Dakota City is 2 points higher.
Dakota City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kearney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dakota City: 26/100 · Kearney: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dakota City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Kearney: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.