Alaska · FIPS 02180

Nome Census Area Severe Weather History

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

FIPS 02180 9,866 people 4,102 homes Median home $211.2K
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
Very Low
Expected annual loss
$6.2M
Social vulnerability
Very High
Community resilience
Very Low
Building value exposed
$2.24B

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

By hazard type

Federal disaster declarations

12 federal disaster declarations affecting Nome Census Area (FEMA).

DateIncidentTypeDisaster #
Oct 22, 2025 Flood DR 4893
Jan 15, 2025 Severe Storm DR 4859
Aug 23, 2023 Flood DR 4730
Sep 23, 2022 Severe Storm DR 4672
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Jan 23, 2014 Severe Storm DR 4162
Dec 22, 2011 Severe Storm DR 4050
Dec 9, 2005 Severe Storm DR 1618
Nov 15, 2004 Severe Storm DR 1571
May 10, 1989 Freezing DR 826

Before 1950: historical newspaper accounts

The structured government storm record for Nome 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 Nome Census Area:

Search 1836–1949 newspapers for Nome 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 Nome Census Area, Alaska?
There are no tornadoes on record for Nome 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 Nome Census Area had?
Nome 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+.