City vs city
Omaha vs Sterling, NE
Omaha currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sterling, 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
Omaha: 46/100 · Sterling: 41/100
Omaha is 5 points higher.
Flood
Omaha: 25/100 · Sterling: 51/100
Sterling is 26 points higher.
Omaha: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Sterling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Omaha: 19/100 · Sterling: 19/100
No gap.
Omaha: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Omaha: 50/100 · Sterling: 52/100
Sterling is 2 points higher.
Omaha: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Omaha: 54/100 · Sterling: 15/100
Omaha is 39 points higher.
Omaha: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Omaha: 100/100 · Sterling: 81/100
Omaha is 19 points higher.
Omaha: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Omaha: Unavailable · Sterling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Omaha: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Omaha: 50/100 · Sterling: 50/100
No gap.
Omaha: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Omaha: 23/100 · Sterling: 17/100
Omaha is 6 points higher.
Omaha: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sterling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.