City vs city
South Shore vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 17 points higher overall than South Shore, 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
South Shore: 33/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 17 points higher.
Flood
South Shore: 49/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Watertown is 30 points higher.
South Shore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Shore: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100
No gap.
South Shore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Shore: 41/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
South Shore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Shore: 12/100 · Watertown: 0/100
South Shore is 12 points higher.
South Shore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Shore: 32/100 · Watertown: 100/100
Watertown is 68 points higher.
South Shore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Shore: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South Shore: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
South Shore: 54/100 · Watertown: 38/100
South Shore is 16 points higher.
South Shore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
South Shore: 21/100 · Watertown: 21/100
No gap.
South Shore: 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.