| Top 10 Most Significant Flood Events By National Flood °µÍø½ûÇø Program Payouts (1) |
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| Rank |
Date |
Event |
Number of
paid losses |
Amount paid
($ millions) |
Average
paid loss |
| 1 |
Aug. 2005 |
Hurricane Katrina |
168,256 |
$16,092 |
$95,640 |
| 2 |
Sep. 2017 |
Hurricane Harvey |
78,254 |
9,171 |
117,192 |
| 3 |
Oct. 2012 |
Superstorm Sandy |
132,897 |
8,619 |
64,852 |
| 4 |
Sep. 2008 |
Hurricane Ike |
47,247 |
2,670 |
56,517 |
| 5 |
Aug. 2016 |
Louisiana severe storms and flooding |
27,737 |
2,536 |
91,432 |
| 6 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Ivan |
31,981 |
1,688 |
52,791 |
| 7 |
Sep. 2021 |
Hurricane Ida |
28,544 |
1,589 |
55,658 |
| 8 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Jeanne |
31,486 |
1,513 |
48,062 |
| 9 |
Aug. 2011 |
Hurricane Irene |
44,178 |
1,321 |
29,894 |
| 10 |
Sep. 2017 |
Hurricane Irma |
23,119 |
1,153 |
49,884 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to December 31, 2021 as of March 9, 2022. Defined by the National Flood °µÍø½ûÇø Program as an event that produces at least 1,500 paid losses. Stated in dollars when occurred.
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood °µÍø½ûÇø Program (NFIP) data; analysis courtesy of Aon. |
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