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Kalama vs Kelso, WA

Kalama and Kelso are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.

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Kalama

16/100

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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

Kalama: 16/100 · Kelso: 16/100

No gap.

Flood

Kalama: 33/100 · Kelso: 23/100

Kalama is 10 points higher.

Kalama: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Kelso: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Kalama: 6/100 · Kelso: 6/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Kalama: 2/100 · Kelso: 2/100

No gap.

Kalama: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kelso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Kalama: 4/100 · Kelso: 8/100

Kelso is 4 points higher.

Kalama: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kelso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Kalama: 1/100 · Kelso: 3/100

Kelso is 2 points higher.

Kalama: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kelso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Kalama: Unavailable · Kelso: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Kalama: 60/100 · Kelso: 59/100

Kalama is 1 points higher.

Kalama: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Kelso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Kalama: 8/100 · Kelso: 8/100

No gap.

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

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