City vs city
Colton vs Lake Madison, SD
Colton currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lake Madison, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Colton: 45/100 · Lake Madison: 39/100
Colton is 6 points higher.
Flood
Colton: 53/100 · Lake Madison: 72/100
Lake Madison is 19 points higher.
Colton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Lake Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colton: 20/100 · Lake Madison: 20/100
No gap.
Colton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colton: 55/100 · Lake Madison: 68/100
Lake Madison is 13 points higher.
Colton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colton: 73/100 · Lake Madison: 0/100
Colton is 73 points higher.
Colton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colton: 50/100 · Lake Madison: 19/100
Colton is 31 points higher.
Colton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colton: Unavailable · Lake Madison: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colton: 40/100 · Lake Madison: 35/100
Colton is 5 points higher.
Colton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Colton: 21/100 · Lake Madison: 20/100
Colton is 1 points higher.
Colton: 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.