Fairbanks Metro Area, Alaska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2024 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
1
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
5
All events
0
Deaths
$0
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
WFO Fairbanks employees observed from the office frequent winds gusts greater than 30 mph with visibilities at or below 1/4 miles throughout the afternoon on 2/19. These observations were further confirmed via a social media post from Alaska State Troopers reporting multiple coll…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow developed during the morning hours of the 14th and continued for more than 20 hours before diminishing across the Fairbanks metro area and surrounding locations throughout the Middle Tanana Valley. The official snow total measured by NWS Fairbanks at the College Observ…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The official snowfall observation from the NWS Fairbanks office reported a 24 hour snow total of 7.6.
Hail Hail
Local social media reports from northeast of Fairbanks showed images of significant hail accumulation on the ground. One image did however picture one inch diameter hail near the intersection of Sheep Creek Road and Trilby Avenue.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Numerous spotter reports across the Fairbanks metro area reported 8 to 15 inches of new snow in 24 hours. This includes 15 at Ester, 13 at North Pole, and 12 2 miles southwest of College.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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