Facts + Statistics: Winter storms

Overall And Insured Losses From Winter Storms In The United States, 1980-2016

(2016 $ billions)

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U.S. Winter Storm Insured Loss Trends, 1980-2016

(2016 $ billions)

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Top 15 Costliest U.S. Winter Events By Insured Losses, 1980-2018 (1)

($ millions)

				Losses when occurred
Rank	Date	Event	Location	Overall	Insured (2)	Deaths
1	Feb. 16-25, 2015	Winter storm, winter damage	AR, CT, DC, DE, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ,NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT	$2,800	$2,100	39
2	Mar. 11-14, 1993	Blizzard	AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV	5,000	2,000	270
3	Jan. 5-8, 2014	Winter damage, cold wave	AL, CT, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WI	2,500	1,700	NA
4	Apr. 13-17, 2007	Winter storm, tornado, floods	CT, DE, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, WV	2,000	1,600	19
5	Mar. 1-3, 2018	Winter storm	CT, DE, DC, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, VA	2,300	1,600	9
6	Apr. 7-11, 2013	Winter storm	CA, IN, KS, MO, NE, SD, WI	1,500	1,200	NA
7	Mar. 13-15, 2010	Winter storm (Nor'Easter), floods	CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI	1,700	1,200	11
8	Dec. 10-13, 1992	Winter storm	CT, DE, NJ, NY, MA, MD, NE, PA, RI, VA	3,000	1,000	19
9	Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2011	Winter storm, snowstorms, winter damage	CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MO, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, WI	1,300	980	36
10	Dec. 17-30, 1983	Winter damage, cold wave	FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS,MO, MT, NE, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY	1,000	880	500
11	Jan. 17-20, 1994	Winter damage, cold wave	CT, DE, IN, IL, KY, MA, ME, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV	1,000	800	70
12	Feb. 10-12, 1994	Winter damage	AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA	3,000	800	9
13	Jan. 1-4, 1999	Winter storm	AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MO, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NJ, NY,OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV	1,000	780	25
14	Jan. 4-9, 2008	Winter storm	AR, CA, CO, IL, IN, KS, MI, MO, NE, NY, OH, OK, OR, WA, WI	1,000	750	12
15	Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 1996	Winter damage	AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA,MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, WI	1,500	740	16

(1) Costliest U.S. blizzards and winter storms/damages based on insured losses when occurred, as of March 2019.
(2) Based on property losses including, if applicable, agricultural, offshore, marine, aviation and National Flood Insurance Program losses in the United States and may differ from data shown elsewhere.

NA=Data not available.

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