Significant Flood Events
1978 - June 30, 2008
A significant event is one with 1,500 or more paid losses, or occasionally one added for other reasons. Events have been named according to the most popular name at the time the events occurred, or if there is no apparent name, one has been created for this report. Event naming is a subjective thing; an event may begin as a hurricane, change to a tropical storm or be nothing but a heavy rain in some states. But this report attempts to use a single name, and include counties in federally declared disaster areas.
| EVENT | YEAR | # PD LOSSES | AMOUNT PD ($) | AVG PD LOSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS FLOOD FEB. 1978 | Feb-78 | 2,202 | $20,145,418 | $9,149 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD MAY 1978 | May-78 | 7,343 | $43,422,439 | $5,913 |
| WV, IN, KY, OH FLOODS DEC 1978 | Dec-78 | 1,879 | $11,934,512 | $6,352 |
| PA, CT, MA, NJ, NY, RI FLOODS | Jan-79 | 8,826 | $31,487,015 | $3,568 |
| ND, MN FLOODS | Apr-79 | 2,141 | $10,360,266 | $4,839 |
| TEXAS FLOOD APRIL 1979 | Apr-79 | 1,954 | $20,131,418 | $10,303 |
| FLORIDA FLOOD APRIL 1979 | Apr-79 | 1,488 | $2,029,163 | $1,364 |
| TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE | Jul-79 | 9,664 | $147,295,363 | $15,242 |
| HURRICANE FREDERIC | Sep-79 | 2,947 | $45,809,311 | $15,544 |
| TEXASFLOOD SEPTEMBER 1979 | Sep-79 | 6,261 | $47,085,222 | $7,520 |
| NJ, CT & NY FLOODS APRIL 1980 | Apr-80 | 2,159 | $7,156,481 | $3,315 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD APRIL 1980 | Apr-80 | 12,831 | $86,279,354 | $6,724 |
| HURRICANE ALLEN | Aug-80 | 3,636 | $27,454,134 | $7,551 |
| TEXAS FLOOD EVENT JUNE 1981 | Jun-81 | 2,143 | $13,414,893 | $6,260 |
| TEXAS FLOOD AUGUST 1981 | Aug-81 | 2,740 | $20,958,042 | $7,649 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD APRIL 1992 | Apr-82 | 3,187 | $20,785,522 | $6,522 |
| RI, MA, CT FLOODS JUNE 1982 | Jun-82 | 2,189 | $15,684,431 | $7,165 |
| THE 'NO-NAME STORM' | Jun-82 | 2,921 | $10,474,435 | $3,586 |
| MO, IL FLOODS DECEMBER 1982 | Dec-82 | 3,172 | $29,851,938 | $9,411 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD DECEMBER 1982 | Dec-82 | 1,636 | $12,917,415 | $7,896 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD APRIL 1983 | Apr-83 | 11,581 | $104,833,841 | $9,052 |
| ALICIA | Aug-83 | 10,518 | $119,388,681 | $11,351 |
| NEW JERSEY FLOOD MARCH 1984 | Mar-84 | 4,096 | $22,163,537 | $5,411 |
| NEW JERSEY FLOOD APRIL 1984 | Apr-84 | 2,471 | $33,300,119 | $13,476 |
| KENTUCKY FLOOD MAY 1984 | May-84 | 2,654 | $32,623,472 | $12,292 |
| ELENA | Aug-85 | 8,234 | $81,322,383 | $9,876 |
| GLORIA | Sep-85 | 6,088 | $39,194,422 | $6,438 |
| ISABEL OCTOBER 1985 | Oct-85 | 1,612 | $5,769,195 | $3,579 |
| JUAN | Oct-85 | 6,187 | $90,987,478 | $14,706 |
| CALIFORNIA FLOOD FEBRUARY 1986 | Feb-86 | 2,003 | $34,838,406 | $17,393 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD APRIL 1988 | Apr-88 | 3,003 | $17,124,219 | $5,702 |
| TEXAS FLOOD MAY 1989 | May-89 | 2,562 | $59,020,120 | $23,037 |
| TROPICAL STORM ALLISON 1989 | Jun-89 | 3,128 | $39,305,870 | $12,566 |
| HURRICANE CHANTEL | Aug-89 | 2,919 | $39,510,677 | $13,536 |
| HUGO | Sep-89 | 12,843 | $376,494,566 | $29,315 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD NOVEMBER 1989 | Nov-89 | 4,455 | $48,911,213 | $10,979 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD JUNE 1991 | Jun-91 | 1,921 | $15,832,279 | $8,242 |
| BOB | Aug-91 | 2,821 | $49,707,690 | $17,621 |
| HALLOWEEN | Oct-91 | 9,541 | $143,158,088 | $15,005 |
| DE, NJ, PR FLOODS JANUARY 1992 | Jan-92 | 3,211 | $30,087,521 | $9,370 |
| TEXAS FLOOD MARCH 1992 | Mar-92 | 2,353 | $50,956,063 | $21,656 |
| ANDREW | Aug-92 | 5,589 | $169,226,364 | $30,278 |
| NOR'EASTER - 1992 | Dec-92 | 25,141 | $346,151,231 | $13,768 |
| MARCH STORM | Mar-93 | 9,840 | $212,599,960 | $21,606 |
| MIDWEST FLOOD | Jun-93 | 10,472 | $272,827,070 | $26,053 |
| TEXAS FLOOD OCTOBER 1994 | Oct-94 | 6,227 | $217,667,705 | $34,955 |
| CA FLOOD JANUARY 1995 | Jan-95 | 3,410 | $74,842,843 | $21,948 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD | May-95 | 31,343 | $585,072,008 | $18,667 |
| OPAL | Oct-95 | 10,343 | $405,528,543 | $39,208 |
| NORTHEAST FLOOD - JAN 1996 | Jan-96 | 12,523 | $186,623,944 | $14,902 |
| NORTHWEST FLOOD | Feb-96 | 2,329 | $61,903,974 | $26,580 |
| BERTHA | Jul-96 | 1,166 | $10,388,364 | $8,909 |
| FRAN | Sep-96 | 10,315 | $217,844,647 | $21,119 |
| HORTENSE | Sep-96 | 1,381 | $20,215,202 | $14,638 |
| JOSEPHINE | Oct-96 | 6,512 | $102,604,272 | $15,756 |
| NORTHEAST FLOOD - OCT 1996 | Oct-96 | 3,480 | $40,837,392 | $11,735 |
| CALIFORNIA FLOOD DECEMBER 1996 | Dec-96 | 1,858 | $39,697,267 | $21,366 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL FLOOD | Feb-97 | 4,529 | $100,436,961 | $22,176 |
| UPPER MIDWEST FLOOD | Apr-97 | 7,398 | $160,102,096 | $21,641 |
| PINEAPPLE EXPRESS | Jan-98 | 4,228 | $57,677,068 | $13,642 |
| NOR'EASTER | Feb-98 | 3,212 | $28,011,723 | $8,721 |
| HURRICANE BONNIE | Aug-98 | 2,675 | $23,073,621 | $8,626 |
| TEXAS FLOOD SEPTEMBER 1998 | Sep-98 | 4,876 | $78,402,450 | $16,079 |
| LOUISIANA FLOOD SEPTEMBER 1998 | Sep-98 | 5,174 | $50,987,804 | $9,855 |
| HURRICANE GEORGES (KEYS) | Sep-98 | 3,436 | $43,134,378 | $12,554 |
| HURRICANE GEORGES-MS,PR,LA | Sep-98 | 848 | $14,150,532 | $16,687 |
| HURRICANE GEORGES (PANHANDLE) | Sep-98 | 1,680 | $23,250,392 | $13,840 |
| TEXAS FLOOD OCTOBER 1998 | Oct-98 | 3,190 | $143,580,854 | $45,010 |
| HURRICANE FLOYD | Sep-99 | 20,439 | $462,270,253 | $22,617 |
| HURRICANE IRENE | Oct-99 | 13,682 | $117,922,109 | $8,619 |
| FLORIDA FLOOD OCTOBER 2000 | Oct-00 | 9,276 | $158,283,182 | $17,064 |
| TROPICAL STORM ALLISON - 2001 | Jun-01 | 30,662 | $1,103,746,940 | $35,997 |
| TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE | Sep-01 | 2,418 | $34,836,088 | $14,407 |
| TEXAS FLOOD JULY 2002 | Jul-02 | 1,895 | $70,361,878 | $37,130 |
| TROPICAL STORM ISADORE | Sep-02 | 8,442 | $113,691,962 | $13,467 |
| HURRICANE LILI | Oct-02 | 2,562 | $36,831,156 | $14,376 |
| TEXAS FLOOD OCTOBER 2002 | Oct-02 | 3,250 | $88,984,769 | $27,380 |
| HURRICANE ISABEL | Sep-03 | 19,844 | $490,856,526 | $24,736 |
| HURRICANE CHARLEY | Aug-04 | 2,608 | $50,565,761 | $19,389 |
| HURRICANE FRANCES | Sep-04 | 4,951 | $151,378,555 | $30,575 |
| HURRICANE IVAN | Sep-04 | 27,557 | $1,567,025,364 | $56,865 |
| HURRICANE JEANNE | Sep-04 | 5,371 | $127,154,718 | $23,674 |
| HURRICANE DENNIS | Jul-05 | 3,791 | $118,677,004 | $31,305 |
| HURRICANE KATRINA | Aug-05 | 166,210 | $15,958,876,295 | $96,016 |
| HURRICANE RITA | Sep-05 | 9,462 | $460,711,042 | $48,691 |
| TROPICAL STORM TAMMY | Oct-05 | 4,115 | $44,662,781 | $10,854 |
| HURRICANE WILMA | Oct-05 | 9,591 | $361,582,136 | $37,700 |
| PA, NJ, NY FLOODS JUNE 2006 | Jun-06 | 6,390 | $224,540,254 | $35,139 |
| HURRICANE PAUL | Oct-06 | 1,506 | $37,207,625 | $24,706 |
| NOR'EASTER APRIL 2007 | Apr-07 | 8,615 | $223,547,259 | $25,949 |
Last Modified: Monday, 11-Aug-2008 11:32:45 EDT