City vs city
Lake Poinsett vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 8 points higher overall than Lake Poinsett, 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 Poinsett: 42/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 8 points higher.
Flood
Lake Poinsett: 90/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Lake Poinsett is 11 points higher.
Lake Poinsett: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Poinsett: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100
No gap.
Lake Poinsett: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Poinsett: 57/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Lake Poinsett is 15 points higher.
Lake Poinsett: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Poinsett: 12/100 · Watertown: 0/100
Lake Poinsett is 12 points higher.
Lake Poinsett: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Poinsett: 59/100 · Watertown: 100/100
Watertown is 41 points higher.
Lake Poinsett: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Poinsett: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Poinsett: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Poinsett: 36/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Watertown is 2 points higher.
Lake Poinsett: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Poinsett: 20/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
Lake Poinsett: 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.