City vs city
Watertown vs Wessington Springs, SD
Watertown currently scores 13 points higher overall than Wessington Springs, 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
Watertown: 50/100 · Wessington Springs: 37/100
Watertown is 13 points higher.
Flood
Watertown: 79/100 · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wessington Springs: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Watertown: 20/100 · Wessington Springs: 21/100
Wessington Springs is 1 points higher.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wessington Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Watertown: 42/100 · Wessington Springs: 46/100
Wessington Springs is 4 points higher.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wessington Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Watertown: 0/100 · Wessington Springs: 15/100
Wessington Springs is 15 points higher.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Watertown: 100/100 · Wessington Springs: 100/100
No gap.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wessington Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Watertown: Unavailable · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wessington Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Watertown: 38/100 · Wessington Springs: 42/100
Wessington Springs is 4 points higher.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wessington Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Watertown: 21/100 · Wessington Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Watertown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wessington Springs: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.