| 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 |
168,200 |
$16,330 |
$97,087 |
| 2 |
Sep. 2017 |
Hurricane Harvey |
77,100 |
9,015 |
116,926 |
| 3 |
Oct. 2012 |
Superstorm Sandy |
132,800 |
8,885 |
66,905 |
| 4 |
Sep. 2022 |
Hurricane Ian |
48,000 |
3,900 |
81,250 |
| 5 |
Sep. 2008 |
Hurricane Ike |
46,900 |
2,711 |
57,804 |
| 6 |
Aug. 2016 |
Louisiana severe storms and flooding |
27,600 |
2,522 |
91,377 |
| 7 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Ivan |
31,000 |
1,671 |
53,903 |
| 8 |
Sep. 2021 |
Hurricane Ida |
62,200 |
1,648 |
26,495 |
| 9 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Jeanne |
36,000 |
1,460 |
40,556 |
| 10 |
Aug. 2011 |
Hurricane Irene |
43,800 |
1,340 |
30,594 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to December 31, 2022 as of May, 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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