City vs city

Lake Norden vs Watertown, SD

Watertown currently scores 13 points higher overall than Lake Norden, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Lake Norden

37/100

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Watertown

50/100

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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

Lake Norden: 37/100 · Watertown: 50/100

Watertown is 13 points higher.

Flood

Lake Norden: 28/100 · Watertown: 79/100

Watertown is 51 points higher.

Lake Norden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lake Norden: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Lake Norden: 54/100 · Watertown: 42/100

Lake Norden is 12 points higher.

Lake Norden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lake Norden: 0/100 · Watertown: 0/100

No gap.

Lake Norden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lake Norden: 69/100 · Watertown: 100/100

Watertown is 31 points higher.

Lake Norden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lake Norden: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lake Norden: 27/100 · Watertown: 38/100

Watertown is 11 points higher.

Lake Norden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lake Norden: 21/100 · Watertown: 21/100

No gap.

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

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