Top 10 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 166,790 $16,258 $97,475
2 Oct. 2012 Superstorm Sandy CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV 132,036 8,749 66,266
3 Aug. 2017 Hurricane Harvey AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, TX 75,749 8,719 115,104
4 Sep. 2008 Hurricane Ike AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX 46,683 2,700 57,837
5 Aug. 2016 Louisiana severe storms and flooding LA  26,911 2,454 91,200
6 Sep. 2004 Hurricane Ivan AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV 28,153 1,607 57,098
7 Aug. 2011 Hurricane Irene CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT 44,307 1,346 30,368
8 Jun. 2001 Tropical Storm Allison FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX 30,671 1,105 36,028
9 Sep. 2017 Hurricane Irma FL, GA, SC 21,749 1,022 46,989
10 Oct. 2016 Hurricane Matthew FL, GA, NC, SC, VA 16,542 649 39,217
(1) Includes events from 1978 to February 28, 2018, as of April 30, 2018. Defined by the National Flood Insurance 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.