City vs city
Grand Island vs Hay Springs, NE
Grand Island currently scores 27 points higher overall than Hay Springs, 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
Grand Island: 61/100 · Hay Springs: 34/100
Grand Island is 27 points higher.
Flood
Grand Island: 54/100 · Hay Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Hay Springs: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Grand Island: 19/100 · Hay Springs: 19/100
No gap.
Grand Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hay Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grand Island: 50/100 · Hay Springs: 39/100
Grand Island is 11 points higher.
Grand Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hay Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grand Island: 100/100 · Hay Springs: 4/100
Grand Island is 96 points higher.
Grand Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hay Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grand Island: 100/100 · Hay Springs: 100/100
No gap.
Grand Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hay Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grand Island: Unavailable · Hay Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Island: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hay Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grand Island: 41/100 · Hay Springs: 44/100
Hay Springs is 3 points higher.
Grand Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hay Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Grand Island: Unavailable · Hay Springs: 30/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Island: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Hay Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.