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Alaska · 30 counties

Hail history in Alaska

The NOAA Storm Events Database records no hail events for Alaska since 1950 — a statement about what was reported, not a guarantee about the weather. Each county page below explains what the empty record means.

Recorded events 0 since 1950
1″ or larger 0 NWS severe threshold

Every Alaska county, ranked by recorded hail

Recorded hail events per county · NOAA Storm Events Database · through April 2026
County Events ≥1″ Largest Most recent
Aleutians East Borough 0 0
Aleutians West Census Area 0 0
Anchorage Municipality 0 0
Bethel Census Area 0 0
Bristol Bay Borough 0 0
Chugach Census Area 0 0
Copper River Census Area 0 0
Denali Borough 0 0
Dillingham Census Area 0 0
Fairbanks North Star Borough 0 0
Haines Borough 0 0
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 0 0
Juneau City and Borough 0 0
Kenai Peninsula Borough 0 0
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 0 0
Kodiak Island Borough 0 0
Kusilvak Census Area 0 0
Lake and Peninsula Borough 0 0
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 0 0
Nome Census Area 0 0
North Slope Borough 0 0
Northwest Arctic Borough 0 0
Petersburg Borough 0 0
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 0 0
Sitka City and Borough 0 0
Skagway Municipality 0 0
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 0 0
Wrangell City and Borough 0 0
Yakutat City and Borough 0 0
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 0 0
Read the record honestly: Storm Events contains what was reported to the National Weather Service. Populated counties report more; rural counties under-report. County-to-county comparisons say as much about reporting as about weather.

Questions about hail in Alaska

How often does it hail in Alaska?

The NOAA Storm Events Database records no hail events for Alaska at all since 1950. Storm Events contains what was reported to the National Weather Service — reporting is sparse in remote areas, so this reflects reports, not a guarantee that hail never fell.

What is the largest hail ever recorded in Alaska?

None — no hail events are recorded for Alaska in the database at all.

How do I check hail history for my address in Alaska?

Storm Events records events at the county level, so pick your county below or use the ZIP lookup. For "did it hail on this date" claim questions, the date lookup searches every recorded Alaska event.

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, public domain. Each county page shows the full event timeline, month profile, and storm-report narratives.