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 |
167,805 |
$16,294 |
$97,100 |
2 |
Oct. 2012 |
Superstorm Sandy |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH,
NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV |
128,186 |
7,753 |
60,484 |
3 |
Sep. 2008 |
Hurricane Ike |
AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX |
46,522 |
2,679 |
57,581 |
4 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Ivan |
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY,
NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV |
28,264 |
1,608 |
56,897 |
5 |
Aug. 2011 |
Hurricane Irene |
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH,
NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT |
44,147 |
1,330 |
30,126 |
6 |
Jun. 2001 |
Tropical Storm Allison |
FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX |
30,778 |
1,106 |
35,931 |
7 |
May 1995 |
Louisiana Flood |
LA |
31,343 |
585 |
18,667 |
8 |
Aug. 2012 |
Tropical Storm Isaac |
AL, FL, LA, MS |
11,966 |
543 |
45,408 |
9 |
Sep. 2003 |
Hurricane Isabel |
DE, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA, WV |
19,868 |
493 |
24,833 |
10 |
Sep. 2005 |
Hurricane Rita |
AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, TN, TX |
9,519 |
474 |
49,765 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to August 31, 2014, as of November 3, 2014. 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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