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Donora vs Lancaster, PA

Lancaster currently scores 5 points higher overall than Donora, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Donora

37/100

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Lancaster

42/100

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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

Donora: 37/100 · Lancaster: 42/100

Lancaster is 5 points higher.

Flood

Donora: 78/100 · Lancaster: 62/100

Donora is 16 points higher.

Donora: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Donora: 18/100 · Lancaster: 21/100

Lancaster is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Donora: 21/100 · Lancaster: 46/100

Lancaster is 25 points higher.

Donora: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Donora: 12/100 · Lancaster: 8/100

Donora is 4 points higher.

Donora: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Donora: 51/100 · Lancaster: 74/100

Lancaster is 23 points higher.

Donora: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Donora: Unavailable · Lancaster: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Donora: 41/100 · Lancaster: 40/100

Donora is 1 points higher.

Donora: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Donora: 36/100 · Lancaster: 44/100

Lancaster is 8 points higher.

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

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