City vs city
Brookings vs Lake Madison, SD
Brookings currently scores 10 points higher overall than Lake Madison, 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
Brookings: 49/100 · Lake Madison: 39/100
Brookings is 10 points higher.
Flood
Brookings: 85/100 · Lake Madison: 72/100
Brookings is 13 points higher.
Brookings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Lake Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brookings: 20/100 · Lake Madison: 20/100
No gap.
Brookings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brookings: 66/100 · Lake Madison: 68/100
Lake Madison is 2 points higher.
Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brookings: 19/100 · Lake Madison: 0/100
Brookings is 19 points higher.
Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brookings: 91/100 · Lake Madison: 19/100
Brookings is 72 points higher.
Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brookings: Unavailable · Lake Madison: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brookings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brookings: 45/100 · Lake Madison: 35/100
Brookings is 10 points higher.
Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Brookings: 19/100 · Lake Madison: 20/100
Lake Madison is 1 points higher.
Brookings: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lake Madison: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.