City vs city
Howard vs Rapid City, SD
Rapid City currently scores 3 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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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 · Rapid City: 42/100
Rapid City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Howard: 4/100 · Rapid City: 49/100
Rapid City is 45 points higher.
Howard: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Rapid City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Howard: 21/100 · Rapid City: 20/100
Howard is 1 points higher.
Howard: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Howard: 72/100 · Rapid City: 24/100
Howard is 48 points higher.
Howard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Howard: 77/100 · Rapid City: 8/100
Howard is 69 points higher.
Howard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Howard: 46/100 · Rapid City: 100/100
Rapid City is 54 points higher.
Howard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Howard: Unavailable · Rapid City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Howard: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rapid City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Howard: 34/100 · Rapid City: 67/100
Rapid City is 33 points higher.
Howard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rapid City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Howard: 20/100 · Rapid City: 29/100
Rapid City is 9 points higher.
Howard: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rapid City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.