Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

Borough storm and disaster record · FIPS 02150 · population 13,076 · 6,689 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 316 records for Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 265 days; the most frequent are high wind and dust records (165 records). 316 of them are forecast-zone records, which the National Weather Service files once per zone: a county covered by several zones receives each one, so a single storm can add several records on the same day. The deadliest single record is the December 8, 2001 blizzard, filed for the forecast zone Kodiak Peninsula, which covers the county: 1 death and 1 injury. FEMA has issued 7 declarations naming the county since 1989, 5 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Rockslides” on December 18, 2009.

The record, 1950 to 2026

Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).

recorded, no damage figure
under $100,000
$100,000 or more
$1 million or more
$10 million or more, or a death
$100 million or more, or 10 deaths
a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
a year with a death
1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
1996: all 48 event types from 1996

Storm records: 316on 265 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded: 12 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars: $9.8Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
FEMA declarations: 7latest 2020

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.

What hazards hit Kodiak Island Borough most?

The most frequent records are high wind and dust records: 165 since 2000. The rank column places the county among Alaska's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.

Kodiak Island Borough: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Hazard	Records	Days	First, last	Killed	Injured	Damage	Rank in state
High wind and dust storms	165	143	2000-2026	0	1	$2.8M	12 of 29
Winter storms	136	124	2001-2024	1	1	$170K	12 of 29
Floods	8	8	2001-2009	0	0	$6.8M	9 of 29
Hurricanes and tropical storms	3	3	2003-2014	0	0	–	4 of 29
Rip currents and high surf	2	2	2007-2008	0	0	–	4 of 29
Landslides and avalanches	1	1	2007-2007	0	0	$1K	13 of 29
Wildfires	1	1	2015-2015	0	0	–	18 of 29

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.

When was the last damaging storm in Kodiak Island Borough?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the August 23, 2005 flood ($1.5 million in damage in 2025 dollars).

The first major fall storm of the season hit the Bering Sea Coast the morning of August 23rd. This storm had two major impacts. Ahead of the associated front, strong wind whipped through south central Alaska. Behind the front, a high swell and sea was pushed into the Bristol Bay coasts coincident to one of the highest astronomical high tides of August. This resulted in a coastal storm surge approximately 2-3 feet above the maximum spring tide which caused significant flooding along lower lying villages of the Bristol Bay coast. Reports were received from Clark's Point that 4 homes were flooded by the surge, heavy equipment was swamped and the airstrip was under water. A family had to be evacuated when waves hit the old clinic and the community center, threatening to collapse the building. The whole lower village flooded. …
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 5465425)

The 8 most recent records kept for Kodiak Island Borough
Date	Record	Character	Killed	Injured	Damage
2026-02-25	High WindKodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Kodiak Island Northeast	68 kt wind	0	0	–
2026-02-19	High WindKodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Kodiak Island Northeast	77 kt wind	0	0	–
2025-10-29	High WindKodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Kodiak Island Northeast	72 kt wind	0	0	–
2005-08-23	FloodBethel Census Area and 2 more · forecast zone Bristol Bay		0	0	$1.5M
2003-10-02	FloodKenai Peninsula Borough and Kodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Kodiak Peninsula		0	0	$5.1M
2002-11-05	High WindKenai Peninsula Borough and Kodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Kodiak Peninsula	70 kt wind	0	0	$1.6M
2001-12-08	BlizzardKenai Peninsula Borough and Kodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Kodiak Peninsula		1	1	–
2001-10-17	High WindAleutians East Borough and Kodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Alaska Peninsula	59 kt wind	0	1	$833

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.

The deadliest and costliest records

Records with deaths or injuries in Kodiak Island Borough, most deaths first
Date	Record	Character	Killed	Injured	Damage
2001-12-08	BlizzardKenai Peninsula Borough and Kodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Kodiak Peninsula Two Coast Guard crew from the cutter "Firebush" were "...apparently blown off a ridge by strong winds". A request for air support was made from the Alaska State Troopers just after midnight Saturday. An HH-60 attempted a night search, but had to turn back due to whiteout conditions. At first light, Sunday, the HH-60 ...		1	1	–
2001-10-17	High WindAleutians East Borough and Kodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Alaska Peninsula An intensifying low, just south of Atka early Tuesday, moved to the Pribilof Islands at 969 mbs late Tuesday afternoon. The low then turned east northeast weakening near Cape Newenham along the northwest corner of Bristol Bay late Wednesday morning. Strong southwest winds were observed along the south side of this low ...	59 kt wind	0	1	$833

The costliest records in Kodiak Island Borough since 1993, damage in 2025 dollars
Date	Record	Character	Injured	Damage
2003-10-02	FloodKenai Peninsula Borough and Kodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Kodiak Peninsula		0	$5.1M
2002-11-05	High WindKenai Peninsula Borough and Kodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Kodiak Peninsula	70 kt wind	0	$1.6M
2005-08-23	FloodBethel Census Area and 2 more · forecast zone Bristol Bay		0	$1.5M
2001-10-17	High WindAleutians East Borough and Kodiak Island Borough · forecast zone Alaska Peninsula	59 kt wind	1	$833

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.

Is it getting more frequent?

Records per decade for Kodiak Island Borough's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).

Kodiak Island Borough: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020-26
High wind and dust storms	–	–	–	–	0	123	33	9
Winter storms	–	–	–	–	0	74	54	8

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).

What time of year?

Records by month in Kodiak Island Borough. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 51 · Feb 63 · Mar 46 · Apr 19 · May 5 · Jun 0 · Jul 1 · Aug 2 · Sep 5 · Oct 25 · Nov 34 · Dec 65 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.

Federal disaster declarations for Kodiak Island Borough

FEMA's register lists 7 declarations that include Kodiak Island Borough: 6 major disasters, one emergency and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (3) and biological (2).

Declarations including Kodiak Island Borough, newest first
Declared	Number	Type	Title
2020-04-09	DR-4533	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
2020-03-13	EM-3446	Biological	Covid-19
2009-12-18	DR-1865	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Rockslides
2002-12-04	DR-1445	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Coastal Erosion and Tidal Surge
2000-02-17	DR-1316	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms and Avalanches
1995-10-13	DR-1072	Flood	Flooding
1989-05-10	DR-826	Freezing	Severe Freezing

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.

FEMA's modeled risk for Kodiak Island Borough

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kodiak Island Borough Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $25.3 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.

National Risk Index ratings for Kodiak Island Borough (December 2025 release), by FEMA's rating, then score
Hazard	Risk rating	Expected annual loss	Modeled frequency
Landslide	Relatively Moderate	$231K	55 a year (modeled)
Earthquake	Relatively Moderate	$14M	once in about 8 years (modeled)
Tsunami	Relatively Moderate	$11M	once in about 3 years (modeled)
Winter Weather	Relatively Low	$43K	3.7 a year (modeled)
Volcanic Activity	Very Low	$67	once in about 39 years (modeled)
Avalanche	Very Low	$554	once in about 100 years (modeled)
Wildfire	Very Low	$10K	once in about 11,949 years (modeled)
Ice Storm	Very Low	$3K	once in about 67 years (modeled)

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.

Counties that share a border with Kodiak Island Borough

Kenai Peninsula Borough 498
Kodiak Island Borough 316
Lake and Peninsula Borough 112

Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.