Alaska · FIPS 02122

Kenai Peninsula Borough Severe Weather History

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

FIPS 02122 60,413 people 32,836 homes Median home $323.2K
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
Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss
$120.5M
Social vulnerability
Relatively Moderate
Community resilience
Very Low
Building value exposed
$21.19B

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 Kenai Peninsula Borough right now. Always confirm current warnings at weather.gov.

By hazard type

Federal disaster declarations

21 federal disaster declarations affecting Kenai Peninsula Borough (FEMA).

DateIncidentTypeDisaster #
Jul 26, 2022 Mud/Landslide DR 4661
Jan 15, 2022 Severe Storm DR 4638
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Jan 31, 2019 Earthquake DR 4413
Nov 30, 2018 Earthquake EM 3410
Jun 8, 2018 Coastal Storm DR 4369
Jun 16, 2015 Fire FM 5085
Jan 16, 2014 Flood DR 4161
Nov 27, 2012 Severe Storm DR 4094
Feb 2, 2012 Severe Storm DR 4054

Before 1950: historical newspaper accounts

The structured government storm record for Kenai Peninsula 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough:

Search 1836–1949 newspapers for Kenai Peninsula Borough →

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

Frequently asked questions

Has a tornado ever hit Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska?
There are no tornadoes on record for Kenai Peninsula 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough had?
Kenai Peninsula 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+.