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Blackhawk vs Brookings, SD

Brookings currently scores 2 points higher overall than Blackhawk, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Blackhawk

47/100

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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

Blackhawk: 47/100 · Brookings: 49/100

Brookings is 2 points higher.

Flood

Blackhawk: 44/100 · Brookings: 85/100

Brookings is 41 points higher.

Blackhawk: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Blackhawk: 20/100 · Brookings: 20/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Blackhawk: 21/100 · Brookings: 66/100

Brookings is 45 points higher.

Blackhawk: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Blackhawk: 0/100 · Brookings: 19/100

Brookings is 19 points higher.

Blackhawk: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Blackhawk: 100/100 · Brookings: 91/100

Blackhawk is 9 points higher.

Blackhawk: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Blackhawk: Unavailable · Brookings: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Blackhawk: 67/100 · Brookings: 45/100

Blackhawk is 22 points higher.

Blackhawk: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Blackhawk: 27/100 · Brookings: 19/100

Blackhawk is 8 points higher.

Blackhawk: 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.