City vs city
Gainesville vs Lake Kiowa, TX
Gainesville currently scores 15 points higher overall than Lake Kiowa, 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
Gainesville: 55/100 · Lake Kiowa: 40/100
Gainesville is 15 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 34/100 · Lake Kiowa: 27/100
Gainesville is 7 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Lake Kiowa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 15/100 · Lake Kiowa: 15/100
No gap.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Kiowa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 60/100 · Lake Kiowa: 59/100
Gainesville is 1 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Kiowa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 88/100 · Lake Kiowa: 19/100
Gainesville is 69 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Kiowa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Lake Kiowa: 85/100
Gainesville is 15 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Kiowa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Lake Kiowa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Kiowa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 62/100 · Lake Kiowa: 44/100
Gainesville is 18 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Kiowa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Gainesville: 28/100 · Lake Kiowa: 28/100
No gap.
Gainesville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lake Kiowa: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.