City vs city
Elk Creek vs Kearney, NE
Kearney currently scores 16 points higher overall than Elk Creek, 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
Elk Creek: 37/100 · Kearney: 53/100
Kearney is 16 points higher.
Flood
Elk Creek: 51/100 · Kearney: 41/100
Elk Creek is 10 points higher.
Elk Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Kearney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elk Creek: 19/100 · Kearney: 19/100
No gap.
Elk Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kearney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elk Creek: 59/100 · Kearney: 38/100
Elk Creek is 21 points higher.
Elk Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kearney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elk Creek: 12/100 · Kearney: 73/100
Kearney is 61 points higher.
Elk Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kearney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elk Creek: 26/100 · Kearney: 100/100
Kearney is 74 points higher.
Elk Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kearney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elk Creek: Unavailable · Kearney: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elk Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kearney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elk Creek: 72/100 · Kearney: 48/100
Elk Creek is 24 points higher.
Elk Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kearney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elk Creek: 17/100 · Kearney: 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.
Kearney: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.