Alaska · FIPS 02070

Dillingham Census Area Severe Weather History

Dillingham Census Area has recorded 0 severe weather events since 1950. Reported property damage totals $0.

FIPS 02070 4,724 people 2,399 homes Median home $159K
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
$6.7M
Social vulnerability
Very High
Community resilience
Relatively Low
Building value exposed
$1.47B

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 Dillingham Census Area right now. Always confirm current warnings at weather.gov.

By hazard type

Federal disaster declarations

7 federal disaster declarations affecting Dillingham Census Area (FEMA).

DateIncidentTypeDisaster #
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Dec 22, 2011 Severe Storm DR 4050
Jun 26, 2002 Flood DR 1423
Feb 17, 2000 Severe Storm DR 1316
May 10, 1989 Freezing DR 826

Before 1950: historical newspaper accounts

The structured government storm record for Dillingham Census Area 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 Dillingham Census Area:

Search 1836–1949 newspapers for Dillingham Census Area →

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

Frequently asked questions

Has a tornado ever hit Dillingham Census Area, Alaska?
There are no tornadoes on record for Dillingham Census Area in the NOAA Storm Events database (tornado records begin in 1950). This does not guarantee none ever occurred.
How many severe weather events has Dillingham Census Area had?
Dillingham Census Area 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+.