City vs city
Howard vs Lake Preston, SD
Lake Preston currently scores 1 points higher overall than Howard, 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
Howard: 39/100 · Lake Preston: 40/100
Lake Preston is 1 points higher.
Flood
Howard: 4/100 · Lake Preston: 16/100
Lake Preston is 12 points higher.
Howard: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Lake Preston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Howard: 21/100 · Lake Preston: 20/100
Howard is 1 points higher.
Howard: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Preston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Howard: 72/100 · Lake Preston: 65/100
Howard is 7 points higher.
Howard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Preston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Howard: 77/100 · Lake Preston: 0/100
Howard is 77 points higher.
Howard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Preston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Howard: 46/100 · Lake Preston: 94/100
Lake Preston is 48 points higher.
Howard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Preston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Howard: Unavailable · Lake Preston: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Howard: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Preston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Howard: 34/100 · Lake Preston: 26/100
Howard is 8 points higher.
Howard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Preston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Howard: 20/100 · Lake Preston: 20/100
No gap.
Howard: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lake Preston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.