City vs city
Newdale Colony vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 10 points higher overall than Newdale Colony, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Newdale Colony: 40/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 10 points higher.
Flood
Newdale Colony: 66/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Watertown is 13 points higher.
Newdale Colony: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Newdale Colony: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100
No gap.
Newdale Colony: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Newdale Colony: 66/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Newdale Colony is 24 points higher.
Newdale Colony: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Newdale Colony: 0/100 · Watertown: 0/100
No gap.
Newdale Colony: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Newdale Colony: 23/100 · Watertown: 100/100
Watertown is 77 points higher.
Newdale Colony: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Newdale Colony: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Newdale Colony: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Newdale Colony: 43/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Newdale Colony is 5 points higher.
Newdale Colony: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Newdale Colony: 19/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Watertown is 2 points higher.
Newdale Colony: 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.