Top 10 Most Significant Flood Events By National Flood Insurance Program Payouts (1) |
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Rank |
Date |
Event |
Number of
paid losses |
Amount paid
($ millions) |
Average
paid loss |
1 |
Aug. 2005 |
Hurricane Katrina |
168,200 |
$16,330 |
$97,087 |
2 |
Sep. 2017 |
Hurricane Harvey |
77,100 |
9,015 |
116,926 |
3 |
Oct. 2012 |
Superstorm Sandy |
132,800 |
8,885 |
66,905 |
4 |
Sep. 2022 |
Hurricane Ian |
48,000 |
3,900 |
81,250 |
5 |
Sep. 2008 |
Hurricane Ike |
46,900 |
2,711 |
57,804 |
6 |
Aug. 2016 |
Louisiana severe storms and flooding |
27,600 |
2,522 |
91,377 |
7 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Ivan |
31,000 |
1,671 |
53,903 |
8 |
Sep. 2021 |
Hurricane Ida |
62,200 |
1,648 |
26,495 |
9 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Jeanne |
36,000 |
1,460 |
40,556 |
10 |
Aug. 2011 |
Hurricane Irene |
43,800 |
1,340 |
30,594 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to December 31, 2022 as of May, 2022. Defined by the National Flood Insurance Program as an event that produces at least 1,500 paid losses. Stated in dollars when occurred.
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data; analysis courtesy of Aon. |
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