Alaska · FIPS 02170

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Severe Weather History

Matanuska-Susitna Borough has recorded 0 severe weather events since 1950. Reported property damage totals $0.

FIPS 02170 112,988 people 51,170 homes Median home $346.6K
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
$161M
Social vulnerability
Very Low
Community resilience
Very Low
Building value exposed
$32.58B

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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough right now. Always confirm current warnings at weather.gov.

By hazard type

Federal disaster declarations

20 federal disaster declarations affecting Matanuska-Susitna Borough (FEMA).

DateIncidentTypeDisaster #
Apr 7, 2026 Winter Storm DR 4904
Mar 14, 2022 Severe Storm DR 4646
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Aug 22, 2019 Fire FM 5290
Aug 20, 2019 Fire FM 5287
Jan 31, 2019 Earthquake DR 4413
Nov 30, 2018 Earthquake EM 3410
Sep 5, 2018 Flood DR 4391
Jun 15, 2015 Fire FM 5084
Nov 27, 2012 Severe Storm DR 4094
Jun 11, 2009 Flood DR 1843

Before 1950: historical newspaper accounts

The structured government storm record for Matanuska-Susitna 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

Search 1836–1949 newspapers for Matanuska-Susitna Borough →

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

Frequently asked questions

Has a tornado ever hit Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska?
There are no tornadoes on record for Matanuska-Susitna 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough had?
Matanuska-Susitna 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+.