City vs city
Virgil vs Wessington Springs, SD
Wessington Springs currently scores 2 points higher overall than Virgil, 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
Virgil: 35/100 · Wessington Springs: 37/100
Wessington Springs is 2 points higher.
Flood
Virgil: 64/100 · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Virgil: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wessington Springs: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Virgil: 21/100 · Wessington Springs: 21/100
No gap.
Virgil: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wessington Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Virgil: 48/100 · Wessington Springs: 46/100
Virgil is 2 points higher.
Virgil: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wessington Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Virgil: 4/100 · Wessington Springs: 15/100
Wessington Springs is 11 points higher.
Virgil: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Virgil: 34/100 · Wessington Springs: 100/100
Wessington Springs is 66 points higher.
Virgil: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Virgil: Unavailable · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Virgil: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wessington Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Virgil: 41/100 · Wessington Springs: 42/100
Wessington Springs is 1 points higher.
Virgil: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wessington Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Virgil: Unavailable · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Virgil: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Wessington Springs: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.