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Bowie vs McAllen, TX

Bowie currently scores 3 points higher overall than McAllen, with the largest gap in lightning.

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McAllen

42/100

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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

Bowie: 45/100 · McAllen: 42/100

Bowie is 3 points higher.

Flood

Bowie: 24/100 · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bowie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Bowie: 15/100 · McAllen: 36/100

McAllen is 21 points higher.

Bowie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

McAllen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bowie: 57/100 · McAllen: 35/100

Bowie is 22 points higher.

Bowie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bowie: 38/100 · McAllen: 27/100

Bowie is 11 points higher.

Bowie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bowie: 100/100 · McAllen: 100/100

No gap.

Bowie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bowie: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bowie: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

McAllen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Bowie: 52/100 · McAllen: 70/100

McAllen is 18 points higher.

Bowie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bowie: 28/100 · McAllen: 26/100

Bowie is 2 points higher.

Bowie: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

McAllen: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.