City vs city
Mountain Plains vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 3 points higher overall than Mountain Plains, 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 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
Mountain Plains: 47/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 3 points higher.
Flood
Mountain Plains: 47/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Watertown is 32 points higher.
Mountain Plains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mountain Plains: 19/100 · Watertown: 20/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
Mountain Plains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mountain Plains: 28/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Watertown is 14 points higher.
Mountain Plains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mountain Plains: 0/100 · Watertown: 0/100
No gap.
Mountain Plains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mountain Plains: 100/100 · Watertown: 100/100
No gap.
Mountain Plains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mountain Plains: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mountain Plains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mountain Plains: 59/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Mountain Plains is 21 points higher.
Mountain Plains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mountain Plains: 28/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Mountain Plains is 7 points higher.
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.
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.