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Flood Fatalities

The information provided below documents flood fatalities since 1903.  In the earlier years, it appears 
that not all isolated fatalities were accounted for due to more limited communications capabilities. 
The early years do reflect fatalities associated with major floods and some more isolated fatalities. 
Some issues included in a discussion on limitations in the estimation of flood damages also applies 
to the data in this page.

Expanded information is provided  for more recent deaths (indicated by shaded cells in the table below).
The purpose for providing details of individual flood fatalities is intended to be educational.  
Many flood fatalities could be prevented if different decisions were made.  
More than half of all flood fatalities are vehicle-related - all vehicle-related fatalities are shown in red.  
In many cases, victims literally drive into harms way. 
Hopefully, an examination of the circumstances associated with the flood deaths listed 
below can serve as a learning opportunity.

Note: more recent  information should be considered preliminary and all estimates are subject to change.

** - Note - Flooding related deaths associated with Hurricane Katrina (August and September, 2005) are extremely uncertain at this time, and have not been included in the totals below.  These are estimated to be in the hundreds between Louisiana and Mississippi

Flood Fatalities Year Annual Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2007 4/4 0/0 5/3 3/2                 2006 56/26 0/0 0/0 12/4 2/0 8/5 21/9 5/3 3/2 3/1 0/0 2/2 0/0 2005 42/20** 12/5 2/1 3/2 4/2 1/1 4/1 8/3 7/5** 1/0** 10/4 0/0 3/0 2004 79/51 3/3 2/0 3/3 9/9 13/13 2/2 5/4 9/8 25/5 2/1 3/2 3/1 2003 99/47 0/0 7/5 0/0 8/2 14/9 14/12 9/3 14/9 1/1 3/3 12/3 17/0 2002  50/31 7/4 0/0 4/2 2/1 15/8 0/0 10/6 2/1 1/1 3/3  1/0 5/5 2001 66/31 0/0 5/4 3/1 1/1 6/2 21/8 12/5 7/2 0/0 0/0 9/7 2/1 2000 41/20 0/0 5/2 2/2 0/0 0/0 6/5 3/0 6/3 4/2 9/1 4/4 2/1 1999 77/40 12/11 0/0 0/0 7/2 2/1 7/4 6/2 2/0 38/17 3/3 0/0 0/0 1998 136/86 18/14 10/6 16/13 6/4 3/0 16/9 8/4 16/4 3/0 38/31 2/1 0/0 1997 98                   3/0 4/0 2/2

Flood Fatalities
Year	Annual   Total	Year	Annual   Total	Year	Annual   Total	Year	Annual   Total	Year	Annual   Total
1996	131	1979	121	1959	25	1939	83	1919	2
1995	103	1978	143	1958	47	1938	180	1918	0
1994	70	1977	210	1957	82	1937	142	1917	80
1993	109	1976	193	1956	42	1936	142	1916	118
1992	87	1975	107	1955	302	1935	236	1915	49
1991	58	1974	121	1954	55	1934	88	1914	180
1990	125	1973	148	1953	40	1933	33	1913	527
1989	74	1972	554	1952	54	1932	11	1912	2
1988	37	1971	74	1951	51	1931	0	1911	0
1987	88	1970	135	1950	93	1930	14	1910	0
1986	208	1969	297	1949	48	1929	89	1909	5
1985	70	1968	31	1948	82	1928	15	1908	11
1984	125	1967	34	1947	55	1927	423	1907	7
1983	200	1966	31	1946	28	1926	16	1906	1
1982	155	1965	119	1945	91	1925	36	1905	2
1981	84	1964	100	1944	33	1924	27	1904	0
1980	82	1963	39	1943	107	1923	42	1903	178
		1962	19	1942	68	1922	215
		1961	52	1941	47	1921	143
		1960	32	1940	60	1920	42