Over the last 70 years, the 2021 polar vortex caused the most overall economic losses in the United States, clocking in at about 17 billion U.S. dollars. The next costliest event was a blizzard that occurred in March of 1993.
Costliest winter events in the United States from 1950 to 2022, by insured losses
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Insurance Information Institute. (January 30, 2023). Costliest winter events in the United States from 1950 to 2022, by insured losses (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216887/overall-economic-losses-due-to-costliest-us-winters/
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