City vs city
Sioux Falls vs Wessington Springs, SD
Sioux Falls currently scores 13 points higher overall than Wessington Springs, 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
Sioux Falls: 50/100 · Wessington Springs: 37/100
Sioux Falls is 13 points higher.
Flood
Sioux Falls: 52/100 · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wessington Springs: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Sioux Falls: 20/100 · Wessington Springs: 21/100
Wessington Springs is 1 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wessington Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sioux Falls: 46/100 · Wessington Springs: 46/100
No gap.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wessington Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sioux Falls: 58/100 · Wessington Springs: 15/100
Sioux Falls is 43 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sioux Falls: 100/100 · Wessington Springs: 100/100
No gap.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sioux Falls: Unavailable · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wessington Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sioux Falls: 51/100 · Wessington Springs: 42/100
Sioux Falls is 9 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wessington Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Sioux Falls: 21/100 · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sioux Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wessington Springs: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.