City vs city
Minnehaha vs Orchards, WA
Minnehaha currently scores 4 points higher overall than Orchards, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Minnehaha: 19/100 · Orchards: 15/100
Minnehaha is 4 points higher.
Flood
Minnehaha: 20/100 · Orchards: 26/100
Orchards is 6 points higher.
Minnehaha: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Orchards: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Minnehaha: 6/100 · Orchards: 6/100
No gap.
Minnehaha: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Orchards: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Minnehaha: 1/100 · Orchards: 1/100
No gap.
Minnehaha: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Orchards: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Minnehaha: 38/100 · Orchards: 4/100
Minnehaha is 34 points higher.
Minnehaha: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchards: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Minnehaha: 5/100 · Orchards: 1/100
Minnehaha is 4 points higher.
Minnehaha: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchards: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Minnehaha: Unavailable · Orchards: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Minnehaha: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Orchards: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Minnehaha: 53/100 · Orchards: 54/100
Orchards is 1 points higher.
Minnehaha: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Orchards: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Minnehaha: 10/100 · Orchards: 10/100
No gap.
Minnehaha: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Orchards: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.