| Top 10 Costliest U.S. Catastrophes Involving Tornadoes (1) |
($ millions)
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Estimated insured loss (2) |
| Rank |
Date |
Location |
Dollars when
occurred |
In 2015
dollars (3) |
| 1 |
Apr. 22-28, 2011 |
AL, AR, GA, IL, KY, LA, MO,
MS, OH, OK, TN, TX, VA |
$7,300 |
$7,757 |
| 2 |
May 20-27, 2011 |
AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY,
MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NY,
OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WI |
6,900 |
7,332 |
| 3 |
May 2-11, 2003 |
AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN,
KS, KY, MO, MS, NC, NE,
OH, OK, SC, SD, TN |
3,205 |
4,056 |
| 4 |
Oct. 4-6, 2010 |
AZ |
2,700 |
2,928 |
| 5 |
Apr. 6-12, 2001 |
AR, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY,
MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, OK,
PA, TX, WI |
2,200 |
2,884 |
| 6 |
Mar. 2-3, 2012 |
AL, GA, IN, KY, OH, TN |
2,500 |
2,608 |
| 7 |
Apr. 28-29, 2012 |
IL, IN, KY, MO, TX |
2,500 |
2,608 |
| 8 |
May 12-16, 2010 |
IL, MD, OK, PA, TX |
2,000 |
2,169 |
| 9 |
Apr. 27-May 3, 2002 |
AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD,
MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA,
TN, TX, VA, WV |
1,675 |
2,162 |
| 10 |
Apr. 13-15, 2006 |
IA, IL, IN, WI |
1,850 |
2,142 |
(1) Based on data through May 31, 2016.
(2) Property coverage only. In addition to losses due to tornadoes themselves, amounts may include losses due to hail, wind and flooding during the same event.
(3) Adjusted for inflation through 2015 by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: Property Claim Services (PCS®), a Verisk Analytics® business. |
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