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El Paso vs Port Arthur, TX

Port Arthur currently scores 36 points higher overall than El Paso, with the largest gap in tornado.

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El Paso

24/100

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Port Arthur

60/100

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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

El Paso: 24/100 · Port Arthur: 60/100

Port Arthur is 36 points higher.

Flood

El Paso: Unavailable · Port Arthur: 1/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

El Paso: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Port Arthur: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

El Paso: 14/100 · Port Arthur: 48/100

Port Arthur is 34 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

El Paso: 19/100 · Port Arthur: 58/100

Port Arthur is 39 points higher.

El Paso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Port Arthur: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

El Paso: 0/100 · Port Arthur: 100/100

Port Arthur is 100 points higher.

El Paso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Port Arthur: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

El Paso: 69/100 · Port Arthur: 94/100

Port Arthur is 25 points higher.

El Paso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Port Arthur: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

El Paso: Unavailable · Port Arthur: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Port Arthur: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

El Paso: 22/100 · Port Arthur: 50/100

Port Arthur is 28 points higher.

El Paso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Port Arthur: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

El Paso: 21/100 · Port Arthur: 26/100

Port Arthur is 5 points higher.

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

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