City vs city
Alpena vs Wessington Springs, SD
Alpena currently scores 1 points higher overall than Wessington Springs, 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 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
Alpena: 38/100 · Wessington Springs: 37/100
Alpena is 1 points higher.
Flood
Alpena: 34/100 · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alpena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wessington Springs: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Alpena: 21/100 · Wessington Springs: 21/100
No gap.
Alpena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wessington Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alpena: 51/100 · Wessington Springs: 46/100
Alpena is 5 points higher.
Alpena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wessington Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alpena: 0/100 · Wessington Springs: 15/100
Wessington Springs is 15 points higher.
Alpena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alpena: 36/100 · Wessington Springs: 100/100
Wessington Springs is 64 points higher.
Alpena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alpena: Unavailable · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alpena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wessington Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alpena: 49/100 · Wessington Springs: 42/100
Alpena is 7 points higher.
Alpena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wessington Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Alpena: Unavailable · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alpena: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Wessington Springs: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.