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THE TEN MOST SIGNIFICANT FLOOD EVENTS BY NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM PAYOUTS (1)

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	167,679	$16,262	$96,984
2	Sep. 2008	Hurricane Ike	AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX	46,389	2,661	57,355
3	Sep. 2004	Hurricane Ivan	AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV	27,653	1,587	57,395
4	Aug. 2011	Hurricane Irene	CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT	43,585	1,279	29,336
5	Jun. 2001	Tropical Storm Allison	FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX	30,663	1,104	36,000
6	May 1995	Louisiana flood	LA	31,343	585	18,667
7	Sep. 2003	Hurricane Isabel	DE, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA, WV	19,868	493	24,832
8	Sep. 2005	Hurricane Rita	AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, TN, TX	9,509	472	49,660
9	Sep. 1999	Hurricane Floyd	CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, ME, MD, NH, NJ, NC, PA, SC, VA, VT	20,438	462	22,618
10	Sep. 2011	Tropical Storm Lee	PA, NY	9,718	435	44,764

(1) Includes events from 1978 to July 31, 2012. Defined by the National Flood 杏吧原创 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.