City vs city
Fort Sumner vs Portales, NM
Portales currently scores 22 points higher overall than Fort Sumner, 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
Fort Sumner: 30/100 · Portales: 52/100
Portales is 22 points higher.
Flood
Fort Sumner: Unavailable · Portales: 100/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Sumner: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Portales: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 29 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Sumner: 14/100 · Portales: 14/100
No gap.
Fort Sumner: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Portales: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Sumner: 44/100 · Portales: 50/100
Portales is 6 points higher.
Fort Sumner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Portales: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Sumner: 0/100 · Portales: 19/100
Portales is 19 points higher.
Fort Sumner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Portales: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Sumner: 61/100 · Portales: 100/100
Portales is 39 points higher.
Fort Sumner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Portales: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Sumner: Unavailable · Portales: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Sumner: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Portales: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Sumner: 32/100 · Portales: 67/100
Portales is 35 points higher.
Fort Sumner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Portales: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Sumner: Unavailable · Portales: 14/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Sumner: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Portales: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.