City vs city
Chippewa Falls vs Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire currently scores 8 points higher overall than Chippewa Falls, 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 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
Chippewa Falls: 36/100 · Eau Claire: 44/100
Eau Claire is 8 points higher.
Flood
Chippewa Falls: 70/100 · Eau Claire: 47/100
Chippewa Falls is 23 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Eau Claire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chippewa Falls: 16/100 · Eau Claire: 16/100
No gap.
Chippewa Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Eau Claire: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chippewa Falls: 15/100 · Eau Claire: 17/100
Eau Claire is 2 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Eau Claire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chippewa Falls: 15/100 · Eau Claire: 62/100
Eau Claire is 47 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Eau Claire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chippewa Falls: 66/100 · Eau Claire: 100/100
Eau Claire is 34 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Eau Claire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chippewa Falls: Unavailable · Eau Claire: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chippewa Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Eau Claire: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chippewa Falls: 52/100 · Eau Claire: 49/100
Chippewa Falls is 3 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Eau Claire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Chippewa Falls: 16/100 · Eau Claire: 16/100
No gap.
Chippewa Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Eau Claire: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.