City vs city
Aberdeen vs Watertown, SD
Aberdeen currently scores 3 points higher overall than Watertown, 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
Aberdeen: 53/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Aberdeen is 3 points higher.
Flood
Aberdeen: 71/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Watertown is 8 points higher.
Aberdeen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Aberdeen: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100
No gap.
Aberdeen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Aberdeen: 32/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Watertown is 10 points higher.
Aberdeen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Aberdeen: 50/100 · Watertown: 0/100
Aberdeen is 50 points higher.
Aberdeen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Aberdeen: 100/100 · Watertown: 100/100
No gap.
Aberdeen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Aberdeen: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aberdeen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Aberdeen: 44/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Aberdeen is 6 points higher.
Aberdeen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Aberdeen: Unavailable · Watertown: 21/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aberdeen: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.