| Top 10 Most Significant Flood Events By National Flood °µÍø½ûÇø Program Payouts (1) |
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| Rank |
Date |
Event |
Location |
Number of
paid losses |
Amount paid
($ millions) |
Average
paid loss |
| 1 |
Aug. 2005 |
Hurricane Katrina |
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN |
167,984 |
$16,318 |
$97,141 |
| 2 |
Oct. 2012 |
Superstorm Sandy |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH,
NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV |
130,622 |
8,403 |
64,331 |
| 3 |
Sep. 2008 |
Hurricane Ike |
AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX |
46,664 |
2,697 |
57,798 |
| 4 |
Aug. 2016 |
Louisiana severe storms
and flooding |
LA |
21,720 |
1,738 |
80,001 |
| 5 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Ivan |
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY,
NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV |
28,297 |
1,612 |
56,974 |
| 6 |
Aug. 2011 |
Hurricane Irene |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH,
NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT |
44,282 |
1,342 |
30,301 |
| 7 |
Jun. 2001 |
Tropical Storm Allison |
FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX |
30,671 |
1,105 |
36,028 |
| 8 |
May 1995 |
Louisiana Flood |
LA |
31,343 |
585 |
18,667 |
| 9 |
Aug. 2012 |
Tropical Storm Isaac |
AL, FL, LA, MS |
12,048 |
556 |
46,120 |
| 10 |
Sep. 2003 |
Hurricane Isabel |
DE, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA, WV |
19,939 |
500 |
25,090 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to November 30, 2016, as of January 18, 2017. Defined by the National Flood °µÍø½ûÇø Program as an event that produces at least 1,500 paid losses. Stated in dollars when occurred.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency; U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center. |
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