Ice Storm Risk in Alaska

All Alaska counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index ice storm score

Ice Storm risk — freezing rain that coats surfaces in heavy, damaging ice — is rated for 30 of 30 Alaska counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Fairbanks North Star Borough carries the state's highest ice storm score at 35.8, with $59K in expected annual ice storm losses.

No Alaska county reaches the High band for ice storm, and expected annual losses from ice storm total roughly $220K statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Ice Storm

#CountyIce Storm ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Fairbanks North Star Borough
35.8
Low 0.01 / yr $59K
2 Kenai Peninsula Borough
25.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $21K
3 Sitka City and Borough
23.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
4 Anchorage Municipality
22.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $27K
5 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
19.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough
19.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
7 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
17.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
8 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
17.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
9 Petersburg Borough
14.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
10 Juneau City and Borough
14.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
11 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
11.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
12 Nome Census Area
9.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
13 Wrangell City and Borough
7.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
14 North Slope Borough
6.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
15 Kodiak Island Borough
6.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
16 Northwest Arctic Borough
6.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
17 Kusilvak Census Area
5.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
18 Bethel Census Area
4.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
19 Aleutians West Census Area
4.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
20 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
3.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $780
21 Aleutians East Borough
3.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $693
22 Haines Borough
2.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
23 Denali Borough
2.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
24 Skagway Municipality
1.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $602
25 Dillingham Census Area
1.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $354
26 Lake and Peninsula Borough
1.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $283
27 Chugach Census Area
0.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $504
28 Copper River Census Area
0.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $190
29 Yakutat City and Borough
0.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $60
30 Bristol Bay Borough
0.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $70

30 Alaska counties with measurable ice storm risk. See the national ice storm ranking or all Alaska counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Alaska county has the highest ice storm risk?

Fairbanks North Star Borough has the highest FEMA ice storm risk score in Alaska at 35.8 (Low), with $59K in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Alaska counties face significant ice storm risk?

30 Alaska counties record measurable ice storm risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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