| Damage
and Fatality Statistics |
Flooding
is the most common type of natural disaster worldwide - 40% of
all natural disasters (1)
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United
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Texas: |
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- Flash flooding is the leading cause of weather-related
deaths in the U.S.- approximately 200 deaths per year (1)
- Over 50% of flood-related drownings are vehicle-related.
(1)
U.S. Flood Insurance Loss Statistics
Jan 1, 1978 through Sep 30, 2001: (4)
| Ranking |
Total Payments |
| 1. Texas |
$2,249,450,933.34 |
| 2. Louisiana |
$1,542,959,989.27 |
| 3. Florida |
$1,479,585,524.19 |
| 4. New Jersey |
$577,019,343.82 |
| 5. North Carolina |
$550,946,543.87 |
| 6. South Carolina |
$414,951,356.42 |
| 7. Missouri |
$407,742,372.26 |
| 8. New York |
$360,534,936.08 |
| 9. California |
$353,244,485.27 |
| 10. Pennsylvania |
$313,186,521.60 |
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- 76% of deaths are vehicle-related. (1)
- Texas is the state with the most flood/flash
flood deaths in the past 36 years. (2)
- Total deaths are double the total for the second-highest
state, California. (2)
- Texas has been ranked number 1 in deaths 21
out of 36 years. (2)
- There are 421,028 flood insurance policies
in Texas, totaling $606,355,300 insurance in force ($100). (4)
Texas Flood Insurance Loss Statistics
Jan 1, 1978 through Sep 30, 2001: (4)
(see more counties)
| Ranking |
Total Payments |
| 1. Houston, City of |
$641,722,736.10 |
| 2. Harris County |
$420,432,467.95 |
| 3. Montgomery County |
$112,561,528.20 |
| 4. Galveston County |
$81,121,175.46 |
| 5. Friendswood, City of |
$76,989,156.86 |
| 6. Pasadena, City of |
$62,692,880.27 |
| 7. Guadalupe County |
$51,929,664.32 |
| 8. Brazoria County |
$50,855,752.94 |
| 9. Pearland, City of |
$38,941,038.34 |
| 10. Beaumont, City of |
$28,468,668.80 |
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Causes
of Death |
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Recent
Fatality Statistics from Large Floods |
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National Weather Service Fatality
Data for South Central Texas (33 Counties): (3)
1973 - June 2000 |
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Fatality Statistics
From Large Recent Texas Floods: |
Total
90 |
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STORMS: |
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| Central
Texas |
Oct,
1998 |
29 |
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| Houston |
June,
2001 |
22 |
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| Dallas |
May.
1995 |
15 |
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| Central
Texas |
Dec,
1991 |
14 |
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| Central
Texas |
Nov,
2001 |
10 |
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AGE |
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0-21 |
21 |
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23% |
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22-59 |
43 |
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48% |
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60+ |
22 |
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24% |
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unknown |
4 |
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4% |
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GENDER |
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male |
52 |
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58% |
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female |
37 |
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41% |
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unknown |
1 |
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1% |
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CAUSED BY: |
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vehicle
in water |
59 |
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65% |
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walking
near water |
14 |
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16% |
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electrocution |
4 |
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4% |
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tornado |
3 |
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3% |
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drowned
in home |
2 |
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2% |
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roof
collapse |
2 |
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2% |
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lightning |
2 |
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2% |
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hydroplane |
2 |
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2% |
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heart
attack |
1 |
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1% |
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kayaking |
1 |
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1% |
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COUNTY |
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Bexar |
12 |
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Blanco |
1 |
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Burnet |
1 |
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Caldwell |
6 |
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Comal |
4 |
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Dallas |
14 |
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Edwards |
4 |
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Guadalupe |
4 |
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Harris |
22 |
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Hays |
1 |
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Llano |
1 |
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Milam |
2 |
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Montague |
1 |
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Montgomery |
1 |
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Navarro |
1 |
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Travis |
5 |
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Uvalde |
1 |
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Waller |
1 |
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Williamson |
2 |
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unknown |
6 |
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- Weather-Related Fatalities
All Causes: 274
Flood/Flash Flood: 203
Tornado: 39
Lightning: 12
Winter Storm: 8
Extreme Heat: 6
Severe Thunderstorm/Wind: 6
- Flood/Flash Flood Fatalities
Total: 203
Vehicles: 136
Permanent Homes: 30
Walk/Play Near Flood: 24
Mobile Homes: 8
Outside: 5
U.S. Flood Fatalities from 1960-1995
The majority of these were vehicle-related.
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TEXAS |
612 |
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CALIFORNIA |
255 |
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SOUTH
DAKOTA |
248 |
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VIRGINIA |
241 |
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WEST
VIRGINIA |
240 |
Source - National Climatic Data Center -
“Storm Data” publications.
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- Bibliography
- (1)Storm-Related Mortality by CDC: website
or jwr0322.pdf (page 2 and
3)
- (2)U.S. Flash Flood/Flood Fatalities 1960 - 1995 (TX_FATAL_Sedwick.doc)
- (3)Powerpoint Presentation, San Antonio Fire Department showing
NWS data
- (4)Policy and Claim
Statistics, NFIP. Excel version of Texas data (NFIPTexasLosses.xls)
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