Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alaska
165 severe thunderstorm warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 165
- Busiest year
- 202328 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Average year
- 9over 18 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
The latest severe thunderstorm warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 5:43 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 15 min |
| Jul 7, 5:15 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 4:51 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 4:32 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 5:16 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Fairbanks North Star | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 4:39 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Fairbanks North Star | 21 min |
| Jun 18, 7:44 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Denali, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 3:30 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Fairbanks North Star, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 3:51 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 24 min |
| Jun 16, 3:26 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AJK | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Juneau City and | 34 min |
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.