City vs city
Aurora Center vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 16 points higher overall than Aurora Center, 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
Aurora Center: 34/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 16 points higher.
Flood
Aurora Center: 41/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Watertown is 38 points higher.
Aurora Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Aurora Center: 21/100 · Watertown: 20/100
Aurora Center is 1 points higher.
Aurora Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Aurora Center: 41/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
Aurora Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Aurora Center: 8/100 · Watertown: 0/100
Aurora Center is 8 points higher.
Aurora Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Aurora Center: 53/100 · Watertown: 100/100
Watertown is 47 points higher.
Aurora Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Aurora Center: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aurora Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Aurora Center: 41/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Aurora Center is 3 points higher.
Aurora Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Aurora Center: Unavailable · Watertown: 21/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aurora Center: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.