City vs city
Platte vs Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls currently scores 7 points higher overall than Platte, 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
Platte: 43/100 · Sioux Falls: 50/100
Sioux Falls is 7 points higher.
Flood
Platte: 41/100 · Sioux Falls: 52/100
Sioux Falls is 11 points higher.
Platte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Platte: 21/100 · Sioux Falls: 20/100
Platte is 1 points higher.
Platte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Platte: 35/100 · Sioux Falls: 46/100
Sioux Falls is 11 points higher.
Platte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Platte: 15/100 · Sioux Falls: 58/100
Sioux Falls is 43 points higher.
Platte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Platte: 100/100 · Sioux Falls: 100/100
No gap.
Platte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Platte: Unavailable · Sioux Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Platte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Platte: 46/100 · Sioux Falls: 51/100
Sioux Falls is 5 points higher.
Platte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Platte: Unavailable · Sioux Falls: 21/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Platte: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.