| 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 |
166,789 |
$16,258 |
$97,475 |
| 2 |
Sep. 2017 |
Hurricane Harvey |
AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, TX |
75,865 |
8,757 |
115,430 |
| 3 |
Oct. 2012 |
Superstorm Sandy |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH,
NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV |
132,058 |
8,753 |
66,280 |
| 4 |
Sep. 2008 |
Hurricane Ike |
AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX |
46,684 |
2,700 |
57,837 |
| 5 |
Aug. 2016 |
Louisiana severe storms
and flooding |
LA |
26,909 |
2,456 |
91,260 |
| 6 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Ivan |
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY,
NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV |
28,153 |
1,607 |
57,098 |
| 7 |
Aug. 2011 |
Hurricane Irene |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH,
NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT |
44,306 |
1,345 |
30,366 |
| 8 |
Jun. 2001 |
Tropical Storm Allison |
FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX |
30,671 |
1,105 |
36,028 |
| 9 |
Sep. 2017 |
Hurricane Irma |
FL, GA, SC |
21,824 |
1,030 |
47,202 |
| 10 |
Oct. 2016 |
Hurricane Matthew |
FL, GA, NC, SC, VA |
16,547 |
649 |
39,249 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to July 31, 2018, as of October 5, 2018. Defined by the National Flood °µÍø½ûÇø Program as an event that produces at least 1,500 paid losses. Stated in dollar value at time of event.
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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