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Brenham vs Columbus, TX

Brenham currently scores 2 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Brenham

45/100

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Columbus

43/100

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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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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

Brenham: 45/100 · Columbus: 43/100

Brenham is 2 points higher.

Flood

Brenham: 27/100 · Columbus: 49/100

Columbus is 22 points higher.

Brenham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Brenham: 25/100 · Columbus: 28/100

Columbus is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Brenham: 55/100 · Columbus: 58/100

Columbus is 3 points higher.

Brenham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Brenham: 81/100 · Columbus: 8/100

Brenham is 73 points higher.

Brenham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Brenham: 50/100 · Columbus: 97/100

Columbus is 47 points higher.

Brenham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Brenham: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Brenham: 49/100 · Columbus: 33/100

Brenham is 16 points higher.

Brenham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Brenham: 30/100 · Columbus: 30/100

No gap.

Brenham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Columbus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.