City vs city
Belle Fourche vs Newell, SD
Belle Fourche currently scores 5 points higher overall than Newell, 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
Belle Fourche: 49/100 · Newell: 44/100
Belle Fourche is 5 points higher.
Flood
Belle Fourche: 59/100 · Newell: 44/100
Belle Fourche is 15 points higher.
Belle Fourche: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Newell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Fourche: 19/100 · Newell: 19/100
No gap.
Belle Fourche: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Fourche: 36/100 · Newell: 47/100
Newell is 11 points higher.
Belle Fourche: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Fourche: 0/100 · Newell: 31/100
Newell is 31 points higher.
Belle Fourche: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Fourche: 100/100 · Newell: 100/100
No gap.
Belle Fourche: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Fourche: Unavailable · Newell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Fourche: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Newell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Fourche: 50/100 · Newell: 42/100
Belle Fourche is 8 points higher.
Belle Fourche: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Fourche: 28/100 · Newell: 28/100
No gap.
Belle Fourche: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Newell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.