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Imperial vs McAllen, TX

McAllen currently scores 11 points higher overall than Imperial, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Imperial

31/100

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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

Imperial: 31/100 · McAllen: 42/100

McAllen is 11 points higher.

Flood

Imperial: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wind

Imperial: 13/100 · McAllen: 36/100

McAllen is 23 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Imperial: 41/100 · McAllen: 35/100

Imperial is 6 points higher.

Imperial: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Imperial: 8/100 · McAllen: 27/100

McAllen is 19 points higher.

Imperial: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Imperial: 100/100 · McAllen: 100/100

No gap.

Imperial: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Imperial: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Imperial: 29/100 · McAllen: 70/100

McAllen is 41 points higher.

Imperial: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Imperial: 26/100 · McAllen: 26/100

No gap.

Imperial: 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.