Alaska · FIPS 02068

Denali Borough Severe Weather History

Denali Borough has recorded 0 severe weather events since 1950. Reported property damage totals $0.

FIPS 02068 1,969 people 1,301 homes Median home $275K
0
Recorded events
0
Deaths
0
Injuries
$0
Property damage
1950
First on record

Storm risk snapshot

FEMA National Risk Index · December 2025
Overall risk
Very Low
Expected annual loss
$11.2M
Social vulnerability
Very Low
Community resilience
Relatively Low
Building value exposed
$888.5M

Forward-looking risk from FEMA's National Risk Index — a complement to the historical record below. About the NRI.

No active National Weather Service alerts for Denali Borough right now. Always confirm current warnings at weather.gov.

By hazard type

Federal disaster declarations

10 federal disaster declarations affecting Denali Borough (FEMA).

DateIncidentTypeDisaster #
Jun 23, 2025 Fire FM 5595
Jun 26, 2022 Fire FM 5442
Mar 24, 2022 Severe Storm DR 4648
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Nov 27, 2012 Severe Storm DR 4094
Sep 26, 2008 Severe Storm DR 1796
Oct 16, 2006 Severe Storm DR 1663
Nov 8, 2002 Earthquake DR 1440
Feb 17, 2000 Severe Storm DR 1316

Before 1950: historical newspaper accounts

The structured government storm record for Denali Borough begins in 1950. Severe weather from earlier decades survives in first-hand newspaper reporting — eyewitness accounts, damage and casualties that predate the official database.

The Library of Congress's Chronicling America archive holds millions of digitized, public-domain newspaper pages from 1836–1949. Search it for storms in Denali Borough:

Search 1836–1949 newspapers for Denali Borough →

Source: Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (public domain). Opens on loc.gov.

Frequently asked questions

Has a tornado ever hit Denali Borough, Alaska?
There are no tornadoes on record for Denali Borough in the NOAA Storm Events database (tornado records begin in 1950). This does not guarantee none ever occurred.
How many severe weather events has Denali Borough had?
Denali Borough has 0 recorded severe weather events since 1950 across all hazard types.

Other counties in Alaska

Sources: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, U.S. Census (public domain). Coverage: tornadoes 1950+, hail & thunderstorm wind 1955+, all event types 1996+.