City vs city
Spearfish vs Whitewood, SD
Spearfish currently scores 6 points higher overall than Whitewood, 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
Spearfish: 47/100 · Whitewood: 41/100
Spearfish is 6 points higher.
Flood
Spearfish: 47/100 · Whitewood: 47/100
No gap.
Spearfish: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Whitewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Spearfish: 19/100 · Whitewood: 19/100
No gap.
Spearfish: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whitewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Spearfish: 28/100 · Whitewood: 31/100
Whitewood is 3 points higher.
Spearfish: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whitewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Spearfish: 0/100 · Whitewood: 4/100
Whitewood is 4 points higher.
Spearfish: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Spearfish: 100/100 · Whitewood: 100/100
No gap.
Spearfish: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Spearfish: Unavailable · Whitewood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Spearfish: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Whitewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Spearfish: 59/100 · Whitewood: 60/100
Whitewood is 1 points higher.
Spearfish: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whitewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Spearfish: 28/100 · Whitewood: 28/100
No gap.
Spearfish: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Whitewood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.