| Rank |
Event |
Location |
Date |
Number of paid losses |
Amount paid ($ millions) |
Average paid loss |
| 1 |
Hurricane Katrina |
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN |
Aug. 2005 |
167,397 |
$16,208 |
$96,821 |
| 2 |
Hurricane Ike |
AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX |
Sep. 2008 |
46,316 |
2,642 |
57,033 |
| 3 |
Hurricane Ivan |
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ,
NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV |
Sep. 2004 |
27,647 |
1,586 |
57,371 |
| 4 |
Tropical Storm Allison |
FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX |
Jun. 2001 |
30,663 |
1,104 |
36,000 |
| 5 |
Louisiana flood |
LA |
May 1995 |
31,343 |
585 |
18,667 |
| 6 |
Hurricane Isabel |
DE, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA, WV |
Sep. 2003 |
19,864 |
493 |
24,825 |
| 7 |
Hurricane Rita |
AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, TN, TX |
Sep. 2005 |
9,514 |
472 |
49,562 |
| 8 |
Hurricane Floyd |
CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, ME, MD, NH, NJ, NC, PA, SC, VA, VT |
Sep. 1999 |
20,438 |
462 |
22,618 |
| 9 |
Hurricane Opal |
AL, NC, PR, SC, TN |
Oct. 1995 |
10,343 |
406 |
39,208 |
| 10 |
Hurricane Hugo |
GA, NC, PR, SC, VA, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Sep. 1989 |
12,840 |
376 |
29,317 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to July 31, 2011. 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. |