City vs city
Laurel vs Ponca, NE
Laurel currently scores 1 points higher overall than Ponca, 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
Laurel: 33/100 · Ponca: 32/100
Laurel is 1 points higher.
Flood
Laurel: Unavailable · Ponca: 0/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laurel: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Ponca: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Laurel: 20/100 · Ponca: 20/100
No gap.
Laurel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponca: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laurel: 36/100 · Ponca: 41/100
Ponca is 5 points higher.
Laurel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laurel: 38/100 · Ponca: 8/100
Laurel is 30 points higher.
Laurel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laurel: 67/100 · Ponca: 84/100
Ponca is 17 points higher.
Laurel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laurel: Unavailable · Ponca: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laurel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ponca: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Laurel: 44/100 · Ponca: 46/100
Ponca is 2 points higher.
Laurel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Laurel: 23/100 · Ponca: 24/100
Ponca is 1 points higher.
Laurel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ponca: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.