City vs city
Brookings vs Clear Lake, SD
Brookings currently scores 10 points higher overall than Clear Lake, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Brookings: 49/100 · Clear Lake: 39/100
Brookings is 10 points higher.
Flood
Brookings: 85/100 · Clear Lake: 54/100
Brookings is 31 points higher.
Brookings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Clear Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brookings: 20/100 · Clear Lake: 20/100
No gap.
Brookings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Clear Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brookings: 66/100 · Clear Lake: 48/100
Brookings is 18 points higher.
Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Clear Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brookings: 19/100 · Clear Lake: 46/100
Clear Lake is 27 points higher.
Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Clear Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brookings: 91/100 · Clear Lake: 72/100
Brookings is 19 points higher.
Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Clear Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brookings: Unavailable · Clear Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brookings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Clear Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brookings: 45/100 · Clear Lake: 13/100
Brookings is 32 points higher.
Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Clear Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Brookings: 19/100 · Clear Lake: 20/100
Clear Lake is 1 points higher.
Brookings: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Clear Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.