How Likely Is a Tornado in Nome Census Area, AK?
Nome Census Area's tornado history, by the numbers
In 76 years of NOAA/SPC tracking, Nome Census Area has no recorded tornado track. Zero is the honest answer here, not missing data. Put another way: Nome Census Area sees more tornado activity than 2% of US counties. Alaska has 30 counties in this dataset; Nome Census Area ranks 10 of them by frequency.
Beyond the frequency band: violent history
0 weak and 0 significant tornadoes make up Nome Census Area's 0-track record - none violent. NOAA has never logged an EF4 or EF5 crossing this county.
The dollar figure Nome Census Area's rating leads to
Cost nationally: $2,890-$13,280, about $7,645 typical. Alaska has no state rebate program confirmed here; FEMA's underlying 75% cost-share exists nationwide, but applying through a state program is what usually makes it real, and none was found for Alaska this pass.
What a direct hit isn't required for
9,836 people live in Nome Census Area, and a tornado outbreak's power loss usually reaches far more of Alaska than the tracks themselves touch. A portable battery unit is the faster, no-fuel way to bridge that outage.
What this number is, and is not
One caveat before relying on Nome Census Area's number: it is county-wide, and it covers about 22,970 square miles, so a single touch counts the same as one in a county a fraction of that size. Weaker pre-1990s tornadoes are also documented as undercounted in NOAA's own record. Nome Census Area has about 9,836 residents.