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Katy vs McAllen, TX

Katy currently scores 5 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

Katy: 47/100 · McAllen: 42/100

Katy is 5 points higher.

Flood

Katy: 38/100 · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Katy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Katy: 36/100 · McAllen: 36/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Katy: 71/100 · McAllen: 35/100

Katy is 36 points higher.

Katy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Katy: 15/100 · McAllen: 27/100

McAllen is 12 points higher.

Katy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Katy: 100/100 · McAllen: 100/100

No gap.

Katy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Katy: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Katy: 43/100 · McAllen: 70/100

McAllen is 27 points higher.

Katy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Katy: 28/100 · McAllen: 26/100

Katy is 2 points higher.

Katy: 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.