City vs city
Brookings vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 1 points higher overall than Brookings, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Brookings: 49/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
Flood
Brookings: 85/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Brookings is 6 points higher.
Brookings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brookings: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100
No gap.
Brookings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brookings: 66/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Brookings is 24 points higher.
Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brookings: 19/100 · Watertown: 0/100
Brookings is 19 points higher.
Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brookings: 91/100 · Watertown: 100/100
Watertown is 9 points higher.
Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brookings: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brookings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brookings: 45/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Brookings is 7 points higher.
Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brookings: 19/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Watertown is 2 points higher.
Brookings: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watertown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.