City vs city
Watertown vs Wessington, SD
Watertown currently scores 2 points higher overall than Wessington, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Watertown: 50/100 · Wessington: 48/100
Watertown is 2 points higher.
Flood
Watertown: 79/100 · Wessington: 53/100
Watertown is 26 points higher.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wessington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Watertown: 20/100 · Wessington: 21/100
Wessington is 1 points higher.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wessington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Watertown: 42/100 · Wessington: 43/100
Wessington is 1 points higher.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wessington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Watertown: 0/100 · Wessington: 0/100
No gap.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Watertown: 100/100 · Wessington: 80/100
Watertown is 20 points higher.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Watertown: Unavailable · Wessington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wessington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Watertown: 38/100 · Wessington: 41/100
Wessington is 3 points higher.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wessington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Watertown: 21/100 · Wessington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Watertown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wessington: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.