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Elma vs Shelton, WA
Shelton currently scores 1 points higher overall than Elma, with the largest gap in flood.
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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 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
Elma: 16/100 · Shelton: 17/100
Shelton is 1 points higher.
Flood
Elma: 23/100 · Shelton: 29/100
Shelton is 6 points higher.
Elma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Shelton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elma: 6/100 · Shelton: 6/100
No gap.
Elma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shelton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elma: 1/100 · Shelton: 2/100
Shelton is 1 points higher.
Elma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shelton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elma: 4/100 · Shelton: 0/100
Elma is 4 points higher.
Elma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shelton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elma: 0/100 · Shelton: 1/100
Shelton is 1 points higher.
Elma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shelton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elma: Unavailable · Shelton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shelton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elma: 54/100 · Shelton: 55/100
Shelton is 1 points higher.
Elma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shelton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elma: 9/100 · Shelton: 9/100
No gap.
Elma: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Shelton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
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