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Brookings vs Sturgis, SD

Brookings currently scores 8 points higher overall than Sturgis, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Brookings

49/100

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Sturgis

41/100

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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

Brookings: 49/100 · Sturgis: 41/100

Brookings is 8 points higher.

Flood

Brookings: 85/100 · Sturgis: 53/100

Brookings is 32 points higher.

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

Sturgis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Brookings: 20/100 · Sturgis: 19/100

Brookings is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Brookings: 66/100 · Sturgis: 33/100

Brookings is 33 points higher.

Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sturgis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Brookings: 19/100 · Sturgis: 4/100

Brookings is 15 points higher.

Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sturgis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Brookings: 91/100 · Sturgis: 100/100

Sturgis is 9 points higher.

Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sturgis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Brookings: Unavailable · Sturgis: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Brookings: 45/100 · Sturgis: 53/100

Sturgis is 8 points higher.

Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sturgis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Brookings: 19/100 · Sturgis: 27/100

Sturgis is 8 points higher.

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

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