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Custer vs Sioux Falls, SD

Custer currently scores 1 points higher overall than Sioux Falls, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Custer

51/100

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Sioux Falls

50/100

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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

Custer: 51/100 · Sioux Falls: 50/100

Custer is 1 points higher.

Flood

Custer: 49/100 · Sioux Falls: 52/100

Sioux Falls is 3 points higher.

Custer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Custer: 19/100 · Sioux Falls: 20/100

Sioux Falls is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Custer: 29/100 · Sioux Falls: 46/100

Sioux Falls is 17 points higher.

Custer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Custer: 0/100 · Sioux Falls: 58/100

Sioux Falls is 58 points higher.

Custer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Custer: 100/100 · Sioux Falls: 100/100

No gap.

Custer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Custer: Unavailable · Sioux Falls: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Custer: 69/100 · Sioux Falls: 51/100

Custer is 18 points higher.

Custer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Custer: 40/100 · Sioux Falls: 21/100

Custer is 19 points higher.

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

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