City vs city
Spring Creek vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 27 points higher overall than Spring Creek, 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
Spring Creek: 23/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 27 points higher.
Flood
Spring Creek: Unavailable · Watertown: 79/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Spring Creek: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Spring Creek: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100
No gap.
Spring Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Spring Creek: 26/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Watertown is 16 points higher.
Spring Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Spring Creek: 4/100 · Watertown: 0/100
Spring Creek is 4 points higher.
Spring Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Spring Creek: 19/100 · Watertown: 100/100
Watertown is 81 points higher.
Spring Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Spring Creek: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Spring Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Spring Creek: 64/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Spring Creek is 26 points higher.
Spring Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Spring Creek: 25/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Spring Creek is 4 points higher.
Spring Creek: 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.