City vs city
Merkel vs San Antonio, TX
Merkel currently scores 10 points higher overall than San Antonio, 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
Merkel: 49/100 · San Antonio: 39/100
Merkel is 10 points higher.
Flood
Merkel: 28/100 · San Antonio: 34/100
San Antonio is 6 points higher.
Merkel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
San Antonio: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merkel: 15/100 · San Antonio: 17/100
San Antonio is 2 points higher.
Merkel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Antonio: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merkel: 57/100 · San Antonio: 35/100
Merkel is 22 points higher.
Merkel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Antonio: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merkel: 31/100 · San Antonio: 4/100
Merkel is 27 points higher.
Merkel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Antonio: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merkel: 100/100 · San Antonio: 100/100
No gap.
Merkel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Antonio: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merkel: Unavailable · San Antonio: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merkel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Antonio: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Merkel: 61/100 · San Antonio: 54/100
Merkel is 7 points higher.
Merkel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Antonio: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Merkel: Unavailable · San Antonio: 30/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merkel: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
San Antonio: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.