Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska: hazard risk
FEMA rates Lake and Peninsula Borough's overall risk Very Low (score 6.3 of 100, higher than 6% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 112 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volcanic Activity | Relatively Low | 90.2 | $9K |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 79.7 | $919K |
| Avalanche | Relatively Low | 76.2 | $12K |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | 66.7 | $3K |
| Tsunami | Relatively Low | 50.8 | $721K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 34.2 | $296K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 30.5 | $18K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 45.5 | $21K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 1.0 | $283 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 0.8 | $3 |
| Hail | Very Low | 0.6 | $0 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 0.5 | $1K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 0.2 | $0 |
| Coastal Flooding | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
| Drought | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
| Strong Wind | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storms | 68 | 0 | – | 27th of 29 | 3027th of 3,077 |
| High wind and dust storms | 33 | 0 | – | 25th of 29 | 2942nd of 3,080 |
| Floods | 3 | 0 | – | 28th of 29 | 3076th of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 3 | 0 | – | 20th of 29 | 1279th of 2,972 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 2 | 0 | – | 11th of 29 | 1098th of 1,849 |
| Landslides and avalanches | 1 | 0 | – | 17th of 29 | 446th of 2,278 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Lake and Peninsula Borough record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.