Alaska damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 7 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Alaska, 6 of them 58 mph or more and 0 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 5 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 16, 2025 (2 reports in Alaska). The highest wind on record is 72 mph, on June 16, 2025.
Alaska's biggest wind day since 2016: June 27, 2019
2 damaging wind reports in Alaska, 0 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Alaska
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 72 mph |
| June 27, 2019 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph |
| July 5, 2008 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph |
| June 5, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 49 mph |
| July 24, 2023 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| July 7, 2023 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| May 20, 2011 | 1 | 0 | 49 mph |
| June 3, 2010 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph |
| July 7, 2008 | 1 | 0 | 30 mph |
| July 5, 2007 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| July 18, 2002 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Alaska
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 72 mph |
| July 24, 2023 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| July 7, 2023 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| July 5, 2007 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| June 27, 2019 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph |
| June 3, 2010 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph |
| July 5, 2008 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph |
| July 18, 2002 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph |
| June 5, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 49 mph |
| May 20, 2011 | 1 | 0 | 49 mph |
Alaska damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 mph | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 mph | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 mph | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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