City vs city
Broken Arrow vs Poteau, OK
Broken Arrow currently scores 4 points higher overall than Poteau, 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 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
Broken Arrow: 56/100 · Poteau: 52/100
Broken Arrow is 4 points higher.
Flood
Broken Arrow: 50/100 · Poteau: 61/100
Poteau is 11 points higher.
Broken Arrow: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Poteau: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Broken Arrow: 17/100 · Poteau: 15/100
Broken Arrow is 2 points higher.
Broken Arrow: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poteau: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Broken Arrow: 58/100 · Poteau: 81/100
Poteau is 23 points higher.
Broken Arrow: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poteau: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Broken Arrow: 100/100 · Poteau: 19/100
Broken Arrow is 81 points higher.
Broken Arrow: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poteau: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Broken Arrow: 100/100 · Poteau: 100/100
No gap.
Broken Arrow: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poteau: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Broken Arrow: Unavailable · Poteau: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Broken Arrow: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Poteau: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Broken Arrow: 37/100 · Poteau: 63/100
Poteau is 26 points higher.
Broken Arrow: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poteau: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Broken Arrow: 27/100 · Poteau: 27/100
No gap.
Broken Arrow: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Poteau: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.