Anchorage Municipality, Alaska severe weather history spans 4 recorded events between 1997 and 2020. The dominant hazard is lightning, accounting for 25.0% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,193 nationally and #3 in Alaska.
4
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
The record
What the Anchorage Municipality, Alaska severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska severe weather history averages 0.2 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 3 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is seiche, with $750K in reported property damage. In total, 4 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Anchorage Municipality
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–1997 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | $250K | 0 | 2020–2020 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–1997 |
| Seiche | 1 | 0 | $750K | 0 | 1999–1999 |
Decade by decade
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
1 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 1 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-19 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 mi | Touched down here |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The fishing vessel "Destination", a 280 foot factory trawler reported damage from a rogue wave while transiting from Dutch Harbor to the fishing grounds in the Bering Sea. $750,000.00 damage was done to electronic gear when the rogue wave blew out the pilot house windows, damaging all electronic gear on the bridge, including the gyro compass and the radar. The vessel returned safely to Dutch Harbor for repairs.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively High
FEMA NRI risk rating
288,976
Population (ACS)
$396K
Median home value
7
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Earthquake | EARTHQUAKE | DR |
| Nov 30, 2018 | Earthquake | EARTHQUAKE | EM |
| Apr 26, 2003 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM, INCLUDING HIGH WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES | DR |
| Feb 17, 2000 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND AVALANCHES | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska?
4 events are on record between 1997 and 2020, causing 0 direct deaths and $1.0M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Anchorage Municipality?
Lightning, with 1 recorded events — 25.0% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Anchorage Municipality?
1 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 1 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Anchorage Municipality?
7 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Anchorage Municipality, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Anchorage Municipality compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Anchorage Municipality as relatively high risk, placing it in the 97 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Anchorage Municipality, Alaska severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Aleutians West Census Area 6
- Aleutians East Borough 4
- Bethel Census Area 0
- Bristol Bay Borough 0
- Chugach Census Area 0
- Copper River Census Area 0
Cite this page
“Anchorage Municipality, Alaska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alaska/anchorage-municipality/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.