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Katy vs New Ulm, TX

Katy currently scores 17 points higher overall than New Ulm, with the largest gap in hail.

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New Ulm

30/100

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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 · New Ulm: 30/100

Katy is 17 points higher.

Flood

Katy: 38/100 · New Ulm: 34/100

Katy is 4 points higher.

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

New Ulm: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Katy: 36/100 · New Ulm: 27/100

Katy is 9 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Katy: 71/100 · New Ulm: 57/100

Katy is 14 points higher.

Katy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Ulm: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Katy: 15/100 · New Ulm: 12/100

Katy is 3 points higher.

Katy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Ulm: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Katy: 100/100 · New Ulm: 14/100

Katy is 86 points higher.

Katy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Ulm: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Katy: Unavailable · New Ulm: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Katy: 43/100 · New Ulm: 36/100

Katy is 7 points higher.

Katy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

New Ulm: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Katy: 28/100 · New Ulm: 30/100

New Ulm is 2 points higher.

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

New Ulm: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.