City vs city
Lake Preston vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 10 points higher overall than Lake Preston, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 10 points higher.
Flood
Lake Preston: 16/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Watertown is 63 points higher.
Lake Preston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Preston: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100
No gap.
Lake Preston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Preston: 65/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Lake Preston is 23 points higher.
Lake Preston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Preston: 0/100 · Watertown: 0/100
No gap.
Lake Preston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Preston: 94/100 · Watertown: 100/100
Watertown is 6 points higher.
Lake Preston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Preston: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Preston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Preston: 26/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Watertown is 12 points higher.
Lake Preston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Preston: 20/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
Lake Preston: 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.