City vs city
Madison vs Watertown, SD
Madison currently scores 1 points higher overall than Watertown, 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
Madison: 51/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Madison is 1 points higher.
Flood
Madison: 63/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Watertown is 16 points higher.
Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Madison: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100
No gap.
Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Madison: 74/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Madison is 32 points higher.
Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Madison: 42/100 · Watertown: 0/100
Madison is 42 points higher.
Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Madison: 100/100 · Watertown: 100/100
No gap.
Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Madison: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Madison: 39/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Madison is 1 points higher.
Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Madison: 20/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
Madison: 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.