City vs city
Lake Preston vs Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls currently scores 10 points higher overall than Lake Preston, 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 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 Preston: 40/100 · Sioux Falls: 50/100
Sioux Falls is 10 points higher.
Flood
Lake Preston: 16/100 · Sioux Falls: 52/100
Sioux Falls is 36 points higher.
Lake Preston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Preston: 20/100 · Sioux Falls: 20/100
No gap.
Lake Preston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Preston: 65/100 · Sioux Falls: 46/100
Lake Preston is 19 points higher.
Lake Preston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Preston: 0/100 · Sioux Falls: 58/100
Sioux Falls is 58 points higher.
Lake Preston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Preston: 94/100 · Sioux Falls: 100/100
Sioux Falls is 6 points higher.
Lake Preston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Preston: Unavailable · Sioux Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Preston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Preston: 26/100 · Sioux Falls: 51/100
Sioux Falls is 25 points higher.
Lake Preston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Preston: 20/100 · Sioux Falls: 21/100
Sioux Falls is 1 points higher.
Lake Preston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sioux Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.