City vs city
Elk Creek vs Grand Island, NE
Grand Island currently scores 24 points higher overall than Elk Creek, 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
Elk Creek: 37/100 · Grand Island: 61/100
Grand Island is 24 points higher.
Flood
Elk Creek: 51/100 · Grand Island: 54/100
Grand Island is 3 points higher.
Elk Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Grand Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elk Creek: 19/100 · Grand Island: 19/100
No gap.
Elk Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Grand Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elk Creek: 59/100 · Grand Island: 50/100
Elk Creek is 9 points higher.
Elk Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Grand Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elk Creek: 12/100 · Grand Island: 100/100
Grand Island is 88 points higher.
Elk Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elk Creek: 26/100 · Grand Island: 100/100
Grand Island is 74 points higher.
Elk Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elk Creek: Unavailable · Grand Island: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elk Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Grand Island: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elk Creek: 72/100 · Grand Island: 41/100
Elk Creek is 31 points higher.
Elk Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Grand Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elk Creek: 17/100 · Grand Island: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elk Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Grand Island: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.