October 30, 2026 Storm Near Anchorage, AK: Reported Wind and Peak Gusts

On October 30, 2026, wind gusts up to 79 mph were recorded within 25 miles of Anchorage, Alaska; the record shows no hail reports there that day. 13 reports and station readings meet National Weather Service severe criteria: hail 1.00 in. or larger, or a gust of 58 mph or more.

Preliminary record

This storm day is less than 72 hours old. National Weather Service offices add and revise Local Storm Reports for several days after a storm, so the counts and sizes below can still change. The page refreshes with each nightly update and is treated as final 72 hours after the storm day ends.

Wind reports near Anchorage on Oct 30, 2026

18 wind reports fall within 25 miles of the Anchorage city center on Oct 30, 2026. The closest value meeting NWS severe criteria came from 5 S Eagle River, 9.2 miles northwest of Anchorage: 70 mph measured gust.

79 mph measured gust — Anchorage (Potter Valle, 17.7 mi SW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
70 mph measured gust — 5 S Eagle River, 9.2 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
68 mph measured gust — 1 E Anchorage (Hillside, 15 mi W — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
66 mph measured gust — 1 S Eagle River, 12.9 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
66 mph measured gust — Anchorage (Bear Valley), 16.5 mi SW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
66 mph measured gust — 1 E Anchorage (Abbott L, 17 mi W — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
65 mph measured gust — 1 E Anchorage (Hillside, 15 mi W — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
64 mph measured gust — 1 SE Anchorage (Northea, 14.9 mi W — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
63 mph measured gust — 4 SW Eagle River, 13.6 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
61 mph measured gust — 1 N Anchorage (Rabbit C, 17.2 mi W — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
60 mph measured gust — 1 SE Eagle River, 12.9 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC) — meets NWS severe criteria
56 mph measured gust — Anchorage (Ted Stevens, 23.8 mi W — NWS Local Storm Report (ASOS/AWOS, NWS office AFC)
55 mph measured gust — 1 SW Eagle River, 13.6 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC)
55 mph measured gust — 9 SW Palmer, 21.9 mi N — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office AFC)
52 mph measured gust — 1 NE Anchorage (Fairvie, 19.1 mi W — NWS Local Storm Report (ASOS/AWOS, NWS office AFC)

Plus 3 more reports within 25 miles that day.

Measured station gusts near Anchorage

3 airport weather stations (ASOS/AWOS) within 25 miles of Anchorage logged a peak gust of 50 mph or more on October 30, 2026. These are instrument measurements from the NWS and FAA observing network.

Ft. Richardson (PAFR): 69 mph — 13.8 mi NW of Anchorage — meets NWS severe criteria
Anchorage International Airport (ASOS) (PANC): 69 mph — 24.7 mi W of Anchorage — meets NWS severe criteria
Merrill Field (PAMR): 53 mph — 19.3 mi W of Anchorage

What the Oct 30, 2026 numbers mean

The National Weather Service defines a severe thunderstorm as one that produces hail at least 1 inch in diameter, winds of at least 58 mph, or a tornado (NWS glossary). The same 58 mph gust mark triggers an NWS High Wind Warning for wind outside thunderstorms. The strongest gust, 79 mph, meets the NWS wind criterion.

StormAuditor also uses lower screening thresholds — hail 0.75 in. and wind 45 mph — to flag dates worth researching at an address. Screening thresholds are not NWS severe criteria. Hail sizes compare to everyday objects in the Hail Size Guide; gust speeds are explained in the Wind Speed Guide.

Check your Anchorage address for Oct 30, 2026

Storm reports are points on a map; a property sits somewhere between them. The free Address Lookup lists the NWS warnings, storm reports and NOAA station observations near any Anchorage address, including those for October 30, 2026.

Other Alaska cities with NWS severe reports on Oct 30, 2026

No other Alaska city that StormAuditor tracks had a report meeting NWS severe criteria within 25 miles on October 30, 2026.

More storm days near Anchorage and in Alaska

Anchorage, AK hail and wind history — the last 12 months and NOAA records back to 2010
December 14, 2025 (gusts 75 mph) — another Anchorage storm day
Previous page in the archive: Casper, WY — October 23, 2026 (gusts 79 mph)
Storm event archive — every city storm day, newest first
Storm Calendar — day-by-day activity for Alaska and every other state (Pro plans and higher)
Alaska storm data — statewide totals and biggest storm days

How these numbers are counted

This page and the Anchorage city page share one set of definitions:

This page (NWS severe): Every NWS hail and wind report within 25 miles of Anchorage that day (StormAuditor records reports from hail 0.50 in. and wind 40 mph), plus airport weather-station gusts of 50 mph or more. The page exists because at least one report or station gust met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant.
Each observation counts once: A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Reports merge only when they are copies of one report: the identical report repeated, or the same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI). Different reports from the same spot, such as two hail sizes reported at one place, count separately.
Anchorage storm-day table: The city page lists storm days: hail 0.75 in.+ or wind 45 mph+ within 25 miles in the last 12 months (StormAuditor screening thresholds; reports and station gusts, never warnings alone). When this date is in that table, it shows the same largest hail and strongest gust as this page; a value below the screening thresholds shows as a dash.
Events (12-month counts): The Anchorage city page also counts events, which include NWS warnings. Events measure how busy the area was, not whether a storm hit, so they are not compared with the report counts here.

Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.

Sources for this page

Reports come from NWS Local Storm Reports; station gusts come from ASOS/AWOS airport observations. StormAuditor merges copies of the same report that arrive through more than one feed, counts a storm report that relays an airport station's reading once, as the station reading, measures each distance from the Anchorage city center, and compiled this record on October 31, 2026. See Data Sources and Methodology.

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