City vs city
Big Spring vs Idalou, TX
Big Spring currently scores 5 points higher overall than Idalou, 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
Big Spring: 44/100 · Idalou: 39/100
Big Spring is 5 points higher.
Flood
Big Spring: 30/100 · Idalou: 27/100
Big Spring is 3 points higher.
Big Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Idalou: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Spring: 14/100 · Idalou: 15/100
Idalou is 1 points higher.
Big Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Idalou: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Spring: 38/100 · Idalou: 53/100
Idalou is 15 points higher.
Big Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Idalou: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Spring: 50/100 · Idalou: 15/100
Big Spring is 35 points higher.
Big Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idalou: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Spring: 100/100 · Idalou: 100/100
No gap.
Big Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idalou: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Spring: Unavailable · Idalou: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Idalou: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Spring: 52/100 · Idalou: 43/100
Big Spring is 9 points higher.
Big Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Idalou: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Big Spring: 26/100 · Idalou: 23/100
Big Spring is 3 points higher.
Big Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Idalou: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.