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Richland vs Watertown, SD

Watertown currently scores 9 points higher overall than Richland, with the largest gap in hail.

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Richland

41/100

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Watertown

50/100

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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

Richland: 41/100 · Watertown: 50/100

Watertown is 9 points higher.

Flood

Richland: 98/100 · Watertown: 79/100

Richland is 19 points higher.

Richland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Richland: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100

No gap.

Richland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Richland: 41/100 · Watertown: 42/100

Watertown is 1 points higher.

Richland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Richland: 35/100 · Watertown: 0/100

Richland is 35 points higher.

Richland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Richland: 35/100 · Watertown: 100/100

Watertown is 65 points higher.

Richland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Richland: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Richland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Richland: 37/100 · Watertown: 38/100

Watertown is 1 points higher.

Richland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Richland: 22/100 · Watertown: 21/100

Richland is 1 points higher.

Richland: 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.