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Kelso vs Olympia, WA

Olympia currently scores 2 points higher overall than Kelso, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Olympia

18/100

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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

Kelso: 16/100 · Olympia: 18/100

Olympia is 2 points higher.

Flood

Kelso: 23/100 · Olympia: 25/100

Olympia is 2 points higher.

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

Olympia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Kelso: 6/100 · Olympia: 6/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Kelso: 2/100 · Olympia: 2/100

No gap.

Kelso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Olympia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Kelso: 8/100 · Olympia: 0/100

Kelso is 8 points higher.

Kelso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Olympia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Kelso: 3/100 · Olympia: 3/100

No gap.

Kelso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Olympia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Kelso: Unavailable · Olympia: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Kelso: 59/100 · Olympia: 60/100

Olympia is 1 points higher.

Kelso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Olympia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Kelso: 8/100 · Olympia: 9/100

Olympia is 1 points higher.

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

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