Causing economic losses of over 45 billion U.S. dollars (CPI-adjusted), the Great Flood of 1993 was one of the most devastating in U.S. history. With the Midwest frequently flooded, the incidence of flooding events in the North American country is expected to worsen over the next century. In 2023 alone, there were four billion-dollar flooding events across the United States.
Major flooding events in the United States from 1980 to 2023, by economic cost
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Economic cost in billion U.S. dollars
Midwest (Jun 27-Aug 15, 1993)
45.1
Midwest (Apr 1-Jun 30, 2008)
14.4
Missouri River and North Central (Mar 14-31, 2019)
13.1
Louisiana (Aug 12-15, 2016)
13
Mississippi River, Midwest and Southern (Mar 15-Jul 31, 2019)
7.5
Northern Plains (Feb 3-May 24, 1997)
7.1
West Coast (Jan 1-11, 1997)
5.8
California (Jan 1-Mar 31, 1995)
5.1
Gulf states (Dec 1, 1982-Jan 15, 1983)
4.8
Western (Dec 13, 1982-Mar 31, 1983)
4.7
California (Dec 26, 2022-Ma 19, 2023)
4.6
Mississippi River (Apr 1-May 31, 2011)
4.2
Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland (Nov 3-8, 1985)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (January 9, 2024). Major flooding events in the United States from 1980 to 2023, by economic cost (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116782/major-floods-us-economic-cost/
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2024). Major flooding events in the United States from 1980 to 2023, by economic cost (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116782/major-floods-us-economic-cost/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Major Flooding Events in The United States from 1980 to 2023, by Economic Cost (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116782/major-floods-us-economic-cost/
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Major flooding events in the United States from 1980 to 2023, by economic cost (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, January 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116782/major-floods-us-economic-cost/
