City vs city
Merkel vs San Antonio, TX
Merkel currently scores 4 points higher overall than San Antonio, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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: 45/100
Merkel is 4 points higher.
Flood
Merkel: 28/100 · San Antonio: 31/100
San Antonio is 3 points higher.
Merkel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
San Antonio: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merkel: 15/100 · San Antonio: 16/100
San Antonio is 1 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: 44/100
Merkel is 13 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: 42/100
San Antonio is 11 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.
Ingested air quality
Merkel: Unavailable · San Antonio: 26/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merkel: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
San Antonio: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.