Alaska hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 ·
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 28 hail reports in Alaska from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 3.5 a year since 2000. Alaska ranks 51st of 52 states and territories by count and 51st of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Alaska, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 281955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 3.5average
- Deaths
- 00 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $21Kas filed
- Busiest year
- 200510 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Alaska?
Alaska averages about 3.5 hail reports a year since 2000, 51st of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2005 (10). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Alaska records 0.5 hail reports since 1955, 51st of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
When is hail season in Alaska?
93% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in June and July. The busiest month is June (17 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 0 · Apr 0 · May 1 · Jun 17 · Jul 9 · Aug 1 · Sep 0 · Oct 0 · Nov 0 · Dec 0 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Alaska?
Alaska's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Alaska | United States | Alaska's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 0 | 2,477 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 7,651 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 11,007 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 26,555 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 75,581 | 0 |
| 2000s | 18 | 137,396 | 0.01% |
| 2010s | 7 | 107,281 | 0.01% |
| 2020-26 | 3 | 56,491 | 0.01% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Alaska
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-07 | HailDot Lake | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-06-19 | HailEster | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Alaska
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 25 declarations in Alaska, 25 of them major disasters; the latest on January 15, 2025.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | DR-4859 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 2 |
| 2025-01-10 | DR-4857 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 1 |
| 2025-01-01 | DR-4853 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 1 |
| 2022-09-23 | DR-4672 | Severe Storm, Flooding, and Landslides | 5 |
| 2022-03-24 | DR-4648 | Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds | 3 |
| 2022-03-14 | DR-4646 | Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds | 1 |
| 2022-01-15 | DR-4638 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | 1 |
| 2017-12-20 | DR-4351 | Severe Storm | 1 |
| 2016-02-17 | DR-4257 | Severe Storm | 1 |
| 2014-01-23 | DR-4162 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 4 |
| 2012-11-27 | DR-4094 | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides | 5 |
| 2012-02-02 | DR-4054 | Severe Storm | 1 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.