City vs city
Moses Lake vs Wheeler, WA
Moses Lake currently scores 3 points higher overall than Wheeler, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Moses Lake: 16/100 · Wheeler: 13/100
Moses Lake is 3 points higher.
Flood
Moses Lake: 29/100 · Wheeler: 22/100
Moses Lake is 7 points higher.
Moses Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wheeler: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Moses Lake: 10/100 · Wheeler: 10/100
No gap.
Moses Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheeler: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Moses Lake: 4/100 · Wheeler: 5/100
Wheeler is 1 points higher.
Moses Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheeler: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Moses Lake: 0/100 · Wheeler: 4/100
Wheeler is 4 points higher.
Moses Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeler: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Moses Lake: 4/100 · Wheeler: 1/100
Moses Lake is 3 points higher.
Moses Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeler: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Moses Lake: Unavailable · Wheeler: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Moses Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheeler: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Moses Lake: 39/100 · Wheeler: 35/100
Moses Lake is 4 points higher.
Moses Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheeler: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Moses Lake: 11/100 · Wheeler: 11/100
No gap.
Moses Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wheeler: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.