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Baltic vs Brookings, SD

Brookings currently scores 6 points higher overall than Baltic, with the largest gap in hail.

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Baltic

43/100

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Brookings

49/100

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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

Baltic: 43/100 · Brookings: 49/100

Brookings is 6 points higher.

Flood

Baltic: 83/100 · Brookings: 85/100

Brookings is 2 points higher.

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

Brookings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Baltic: 20/100 · Brookings: 20/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Baltic: 52/100 · Brookings: 66/100

Brookings is 14 points higher.

Baltic: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Baltic: 15/100 · Brookings: 19/100

Brookings is 4 points higher.

Baltic: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Baltic: 58/100 · Brookings: 91/100

Brookings is 33 points higher.

Baltic: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Baltic: Unavailable · Brookings: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Baltic: 49/100 · Brookings: 45/100

Baltic is 4 points higher.

Baltic: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Baltic: 21/100 · Brookings: 19/100

Baltic is 2 points higher.

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

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