| Rank |
Event |
Location |
Date |
Number of paid losses |
Amount paid ($ millions) |
Average paid loss |
| 1 |
Hurricane Katrina |
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN |
Aug. 2005 |
167,397 |
$16,208 |
$96,821 |
| 2 |
Hurricane Ike |
AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX |
Sep. 2008 |
46,316 |
2,642 |
57,033 |
| 3 |
Hurricane Ivan |
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ,
NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV |
Sep. 2004 |
27,647 |
1,586 |
57,371 |
| 4 |
Tropical Storm Allison |
FL, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX |
Jun. 2001 |
30,663 |
1,104 |
36,000 |
| 5 |
Louisiana flood |
LA |
May 1995 |
31,343 |
585 |
18,667 |
| 6 |
Hurricane Isabel |
DE, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA, WV |
Sep. 2003 |
19,864 |
493 |
24,825 |
| 7 |
Hurricane Rita |
AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, TN, TX |
Sep. 2005 |
9,514 |
472 |
49,562 |
| 8 |
Hurricane Floyd |
CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, ME, MD, NH, NJ, NC, PA, SC, VA, VT |
Sep. 1999 |
20,438 |
462 |
22,618 |
| 9 |
Hurricane Opal |
AL, NC, PR, SC, TN |
Oct. 1995 |
10,343 |
406 |
39,208 |
| 10 |
Hurricane Hugo |
GA, NC, PR, SC, VA, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Sep. 1989 |
12,840 |
376 |
29,317 |
(1) Includes events from 1978 to July 31, 2011. Defined by the National Flood 探花精选 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. |