City vs city
Hot Springs vs Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls currently scores 4 points higher overall than Hot Springs, 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
Hot Springs: 46/100 · Sioux Falls: 50/100
Sioux Falls is 4 points higher.
Flood
Hot Springs: 50/100 · Sioux Falls: 52/100
Sioux Falls is 2 points higher.
Hot Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hot Springs: 19/100 · Sioux Falls: 20/100
Sioux Falls is 1 points higher.
Hot Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hot Springs: 36/100 · Sioux Falls: 46/100
Sioux Falls is 10 points higher.
Hot Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hot Springs: 12/100 · Sioux Falls: 58/100
Sioux Falls is 46 points higher.
Hot Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hot Springs: 100/100 · Sioux Falls: 100/100
No gap.
Hot Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hot Springs: Unavailable · Sioux Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hot Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hot Springs: 65/100 · Sioux Falls: 51/100
Hot Springs is 14 points higher.
Hot Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Hot Springs: 40/100 · Sioux Falls: 21/100
Hot Springs is 19 points higher.
Hot Springs: 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.