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Provo vs Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City currently scores 3 points higher overall than Provo, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Salt Lake City

33/100

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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

Provo: 30/100 · Salt Lake City: 33/100

Salt Lake City is 3 points higher.

Flood

Provo: 35/100 · Salt Lake City: 45/100

Salt Lake City is 10 points higher.

Provo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Salt Lake City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Provo: 11/100 · Salt Lake City: 12/100

Salt Lake City is 1 points higher.

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

Salt Lake City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Provo: 16/100 · Salt Lake City: 28/100

Salt Lake City is 12 points higher.

Provo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Salt Lake City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Provo: 0/100 · Salt Lake City: 0/100

No gap.

Provo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salt Lake City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Provo: 26/100 · Salt Lake City: 34/100

Salt Lake City is 8 points higher.

Provo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salt Lake City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Provo: Unavailable · Salt Lake City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Salt Lake City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Provo: 62/100 · Salt Lake City: 53/100

Provo is 9 points higher.

Provo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Salt Lake City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Provo: 28/100 · Salt Lake City: 28/100

No gap.

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

Salt Lake City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.