City vs city
Lake Norden vs Lake Preston, SD
Lake Preston currently scores 3 points higher overall than Lake Norden, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Lake Norden: 37/100 · Lake Preston: 40/100
Lake Preston is 3 points higher.
Flood
Lake Norden: 28/100 · Lake Preston: 16/100
Lake Norden is 12 points higher.
Lake Norden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Lake Preston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Norden: 20/100 · Lake Preston: 20/100
No gap.
Lake Norden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Preston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Norden: 54/100 · Lake Preston: 65/100
Lake Preston is 11 points higher.
Lake Norden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Preston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Norden: 0/100 · Lake Preston: 0/100
No gap.
Lake Norden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Preston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Norden: 69/100 · Lake Preston: 94/100
Lake Preston is 25 points higher.
Lake Norden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Preston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Norden: Unavailable · Lake Preston: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Norden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Preston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Norden: 27/100 · Lake Preston: 26/100
Lake Norden is 1 points higher.
Lake Norden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Preston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Norden: 21/100 · Lake Preston: 20/100
Lake Norden is 1 points higher.
Lake Norden: 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.