City vs city
Lesterville vs Watertown, SD
Lesterville and Watertown are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Lesterville: 50/100 · Watertown: 50/100
No gap.
Flood
Lesterville: 53/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Watertown is 26 points higher.
Lesterville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lesterville: 21/100 · Watertown: 20/100
Lesterville is 1 points higher.
Lesterville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lesterville: 30/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Watertown is 12 points higher.
Lesterville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lesterville: 0/100 · Watertown: 0/100
No gap.
Lesterville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lesterville: 100/100 · Watertown: 100/100
No gap.
Lesterville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lesterville: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lesterville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lesterville: 46/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Lesterville is 8 points higher.
Lesterville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lesterville: Unavailable · Watertown: 21/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lesterville: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.