Alaska · FIPS 02240

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Severe Weather History

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

FIPS 02240 7,068 people 3,515 homes Median home $282K
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 Low
Expected annual loss
$12.1M
Social vulnerability
Very High
Community resilience
Very Low
Building value exposed
$2.39B

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

By hazard type

Federal disaster declarations

22 federal disaster declarations affecting Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (FEMA).

DateIncidentTypeDisaster #
Aug 23, 2023 Flood DR 4730
Aug 23, 2023 Flood DR 4730
Aug 26, 2022 Flood DR 4667
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Jun 25, 2013 Flood DR 4122

Before 1950: historical newspaper accounts

The structured government storm record for Southeast Fairbanks 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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area:

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