City vs city
Mitchell vs Mountain Plains, SD
Mitchell currently scores 7 points higher overall than Mountain Plains, 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 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
Mitchell: 54/100 · Mountain Plains: 47/100
Mitchell is 7 points higher.
Flood
Mitchell: 68/100 · Mountain Plains: 47/100
Mitchell is 21 points higher.
Mitchell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Mountain Plains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mitchell: 21/100 · Mountain Plains: 19/100
Mitchell is 2 points higher.
Mitchell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mountain Plains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mitchell: 52/100 · Mountain Plains: 28/100
Mitchell is 24 points higher.
Mitchell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mountain Plains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mitchell: 38/100 · Mountain Plains: 0/100
Mitchell is 38 points higher.
Mitchell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain Plains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mitchell: 100/100 · Mountain Plains: 100/100
No gap.
Mitchell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain Plains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mitchell: Unavailable · Mountain Plains: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mitchell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mountain Plains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mitchell: 43/100 · Mountain Plains: 59/100
Mountain Plains is 16 points higher.
Mitchell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mountain Plains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mitchell: Unavailable · Mountain Plains: 28/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mitchell: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Mountain Plains: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.