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Amherst vs Lorain, OH

Lorain currently scores 1 points higher overall than Amherst, with the largest gap in hail.

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Amherst

35/100

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Lorain

36/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Amherst: 35/100 · Lorain: 36/100

Lorain is 1 points higher.

Flood

Amherst: 43/100 · Lorain: 77/100

Lorain is 34 points higher.

Amherst: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Lorain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Amherst: 17/100 · Lorain: 17/100

No gap.

Amherst: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lorain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Amherst: 62/100 · Lorain: 58/100

Amherst is 4 points higher.

Amherst: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lorain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Amherst: 0/100 · Lorain: 4/100

Lorain is 4 points higher.

Amherst: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lorain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Amherst: 18/100 · Lorain: 63/100

Lorain is 45 points higher.

Amherst: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lorain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Amherst: Unavailable · Lorain: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Amherst: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Lorain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Amherst: 0/100 · Lorain: 1/100

Lorain is 1 points higher.

Amherst: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lorain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Amherst: 34/100 · Lorain: 34/100

No gap.

Amherst: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Lorain: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.