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Howard vs Shannon Colony, SD

Howard currently scores 13 points higher overall than Shannon Colony, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Howard

39/100

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Shannon Colony

26/100

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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

Howard: 39/100 · Shannon Colony: 26/100

Howard is 13 points higher.

Flood

Howard: 4/100 · Shannon Colony: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Howard: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Shannon Colony: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Howard: 21/100 · Shannon Colony: 21/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Howard: 72/100 · Shannon Colony: 67/100

Howard is 5 points higher.

Howard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Shannon Colony: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Howard: 77/100 · Shannon Colony: 15/100

Howard is 62 points higher.

Howard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shannon Colony: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Howard: 46/100 · Shannon Colony: 21/100

Howard is 25 points higher.

Howard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shannon Colony: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Howard: Unavailable · Shannon Colony: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Howard: 34/100 · Shannon Colony: 38/100

Shannon Colony is 4 points higher.

Howard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Shannon Colony: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Howard: 20/100 · Shannon Colony: 20/100

No gap.

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

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