THE TEN MOST SIGNIFICANT FLOOD EVENTS BY NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE 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 |
167,940 |
$16,311 |
$97,126 |
2 |
Oct. 2012 |
Superstorm Sandy |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH,
NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV |
128,830 |
7,870 |
61,089 |
3 |
Sep. 2008 |
Hurricane Ike |
AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX |
46,555 |
2,683 |
57,620 |
4 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Ivan |
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ,
NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV |
28,282 |
1,611 |
56,945 |
5 |
Aug. 2011 |
Hurricane Irene |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC,
NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT |
44,207 |
1,335 |
30,198 |
6 |
Jun. 2001 |
Tropical Storm Allison |
FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX |
30,781 |
1,106 |
35,946 |
7 |
May 1995 |
Louisiana Flood |
LA |
31,343 |
585 |
18,667 |
8 |
Aug. 2012 |
Tropical Storm Isaac |
AL, FL, LA, MS |
11,985 |
547 |
45,620 |
9 |
Sep. 2003 |
Hurricane Isabel |
DE, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA, WV |
19,919 |
498 |
25,005 |
10 |
Sep. 2005 |
Hurricane Rita |
AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, TN, TX |
9,527 |
474 |
49,805 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to January 31, 2015, as of March 13, 2015. Defined by the National Flood ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ 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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