Alaska · FIPS 02290

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Severe Weather History

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

FIPS 02290 5,195 people 3,724 homes Median home $98.5K
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
$12.4M
Social vulnerability
Very High
Community resilience
Very Low
Building value exposed
$1.69B

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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area right now. Always confirm current warnings at weather.gov.

By hazard type

Federal disaster declarations

21 federal disaster declarations affecting Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (FEMA).

DateIncidentTypeDisaster #
Oct 22, 2025 Flood DR 4893
Jul 6, 2025 Fire FM 5597
Aug 23, 2023 Flood DR 4730
Jun 26, 2022 Fire FM 5442
Mar 24, 2022 Severe Storm DR 4648
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Apr 9, 2020 Biological DR 4533
Mar 13, 2020 Biological EM 3446
Jun 25, 2013 Flood DR 4122
Jun 11, 2009 Flood DR 1843
Sep 26, 2008 Severe Storm DR 1796

Before 1950: historical newspaper accounts

The structured government storm record for Yukon-Koyukuk 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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area:

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