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Columbus vs Eau Claire, WI

Eau Claire currently scores 12 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in hail.

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Columbus

32/100

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Eau Claire

44/100

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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

Columbus: 32/100 · Eau Claire: 44/100

Eau Claire is 12 points higher.

Flood

Columbus: 61/100 · Eau Claire: 47/100

Columbus is 14 points higher.

Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Eau Claire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbus: 15/100 · Eau Claire: 16/100

Eau Claire is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Columbus: 38/100 · Eau Claire: 17/100

Columbus is 21 points higher.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Eau Claire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbus: 8/100 · Eau Claire: 62/100

Eau Claire is 54 points higher.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Eau Claire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbus: 27/100 · Eau Claire: 100/100

Eau Claire is 73 points higher.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Eau Claire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbus: Unavailable · Eau Claire: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbus: 56/100 · Eau Claire: 49/100

Columbus is 7 points higher.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Eau Claire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbus: 19/100 · Eau Claire: 16/100

Columbus is 3 points higher.

Columbus: 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.