| Top 15 Costliest U.S. Winter Events By Insured Losses, 1980-2020 (1) |
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| Rank |
Date |
Event |
Location |
Overall |
When occurred |
In 2020
dollars (3) |
Deaths |
| 1 |
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 |
$3,609 |
270 |
| 2 |
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 |
2,318 |
39 |
| 3 |
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 |
2,251 |
500 |
| 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 |
2,006 |
19 |
| 5 |
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 |
1,883 |
NA |
| 6 |
Dec. 10-13, 1992 |
Winter storm |
CT, DE, NJ, NY, MA, MD, NE, PA, RI, VA |
3,000 |
1,000 |
1,826 |
19 |
| 7 |
Mar. 1-3, 2018 |
Winter storm |
CT, DE, DC, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, VA |
2,300 |
1,600 |
1,661 |
9 |
| 8 |
Mar. 13-15, 2010 |
Winter storm (Nor'Easter), floods |
CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI |
1,700 |
1,200 |
1,429 |
11 |
| 9 |
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 |
1,418 |
70 |
| 10 |
Feb. 10-12, 1994 |
Winter damage |
AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA |
3,000 |
800 |
1,413 |
9 |
| 11 |
Apr. 7-11, 2013 |
Winter storm |
CA, IN, KS, MO, NE, SD, WI |
1,500 |
1,200 |
1,337 |
NA |
| 12 |
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 |
1,230 |
25 |
| 13 |
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 |
1,153 |
36 |
| 14 |
Jan. 4-9, 2008 |
Winter storm |
AR, CA, CO, IL, IN, KS, MI, MO, NY, OH, OK, OR,
WA, WI |
1,000 |
750 |
921 |
12 |
| 15 |
Mar. 8-17, 2019 |
Winter storm, blizzard, flood |
NE, CO, TX, IO, KY, MI, NM, WI, MO, SD, ND |
4,700 |
800 |
815 |
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(1) Costliest U.S. blizzards and winter storms/damages based on insured losses when occurred, as of January 2021. Does not include the U.S. winter storm of February 2021.
(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.
(3) Adjusted for inflation through 2020 by the Insurance Information Institute using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation Calculator.
NA=Data not available.
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