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De Smet vs Rapid City, SD

De Smet and Rapid City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in lightning.

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De Smet

43/100

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Rapid City

43/100

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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

De Smet: 43/100 · Rapid City: 43/100

No gap.

Flood

De Smet: 71/100 · Rapid City: 53/100

De Smet is 18 points higher.

De Smet: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Rapid City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

De Smet: 21/100 · Rapid City: 20/100

De Smet is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

De Smet: 63/100 · Rapid City: 23/100

De Smet is 40 points higher.

De Smet: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rapid City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

De Smet: 35/100 · Rapid City: 23/100

De Smet is 12 points higher.

De Smet: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rapid City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

De Smet: 61/100 · Rapid City: 100/100

Rapid City is 39 points higher.

De Smet: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rapid City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

De Smet: Unavailable · Rapid City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

De Smet: 32/100 · Rapid City: 57/100

Rapid City is 25 points higher.

De Smet: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Rapid City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

De Smet: 20/100 · Rapid City: 28/100

Rapid City is 8 points higher.

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

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