Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Borough storm and disaster record · FIPS 02164 · population 1,472 · 23,831 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 112 records for Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 96 days; the most frequent are winter storm records (68 records). 112 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. FEMA has issued 3 declarations naming the county since 2000, 1 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storms and Avalanches” on February 17, 2000.

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: 112on 96 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded: 00 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars: –as filed (scale steps before 1993)
FEMA declarations: 3latest 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 Lake and Peninsula Borough most?

The most frequent records are winter storm records: 68 since 2015. 49% of its winter storm records since 2015 fell in February and March. 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.

Lake and Peninsula Borough: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Hazard	Records	Days	First, last	Damage	Rank in state
Winter storms	68	60	2015-2026	–	27 of 29
High wind and dust storms	33	30	2015-2025	–	25 of 29
Floods	3	3	2021-2023	–	28 of 29
Wildfires	3	3	2015-2026	–	20 of 29
Hurricanes and tropical storms	2	2	2015-2022	–	11 of 29
Fog, smoke and funnel clouds	2	2	2023-2023	–	4 of 29
Landslides and avalanches	1	1	2022-2022	–	17 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.

Is it getting more frequent?

Records per decade for Lake and Peninsula 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).

Lake and Peninsula Borough: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020-26
Winter storms	–	–	–	–	0	0	15	53 z
High wind and dust storms	–	–	–	–	0	0	16	17

Winter storms in the 2020-26: 53 records against 15 in the decade before, 53 of them forecast-zone records. Cells marked z rose mostly through zone records. The local National Weather Service office files these once per forecast zone, so a change in how it draws its zones or splits a storm into records moves this count as much as the weather does; read it beside the Lake and Peninsula Borough days with a record above.

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

What time of year?

49% of its winter storm records since 2015 fell in February and March. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 16 · Feb 18 · Mar 19 · Apr 3 · May 0 · Jun 2 · Jul 2 · Aug 2 · Sep 3 · Oct 4 · Nov 12 · Dec 31 (records).

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

Federal disaster declarations for Lake and Peninsula Borough

FEMA's register lists 3 declarations that include Lake and Peninsula Borough: 2 major disasters, one emergency and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for biological (2) and severe storm (1).

Declarations including Lake and Peninsula Borough, newest first
Declared	Number	Type	Title
2020-04-09	DR-4533	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
2020-03-13	EM-3446	Biological	Covid-19
2000-02-17	DR-1316	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms and Avalanches

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 Lake and Peninsula Borough

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lake and Peninsula Borough Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $2.0 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 Lake and Peninsula Borough (December 2025 release), by FEMA's rating, then score
Hazard	Risk rating	Expected annual loss	Modeled frequency
Volcanic Activity	Relatively Low	$9K	once in about 18 years (modeled)
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$919K	once in about 7 years (modeled)
Avalanche	Relatively Low	$12K	once in about 15 years (modeled)
Landslide	Relatively Low	$3K	1.8 a year (modeled)
Tsunami	Relatively Low	$721K	once in about 3 years (modeled)
Cold Wave	Relatively Low	$296K	2.3 a year (modeled)
Winter Weather	Relatively Low	$18K	12 a year (modeled)
Wildfire	Very Low	$21K	once in about 2,943 years (modeled)

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

Counties that share a border with Lake and Peninsula Borough

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