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Flood Damage in the United States, 1926-2003
A Reanalysis of National Weather Service Estimates

Table 6-2. Levels of annual state flood damage in three states, during all years, 1955-1978 and 1983-1999.

Annual State Flood Damage Level Flood Damage Estimates (Millions of 1995 dollars)
California
(High Vulnerability) 		Alabama
(Medium Vulnerability) 		Maine
(Low Vulnerability)
N Sum of Damages N Sum of Damages N Sum of Damages
Over $1 billion 3 5,008.4 (47.4%) 0 — 0 —
$100 - 1,000 million 10 4,873.8 (46.1%) 3 601.86 (59.6%) 0 —
$10 - 100 million 14 657.9 (6.2%) 13 332.89 (33.0%) 5 167.66 (72.3%)
$1 - 10 million 7 22.4 (0.2%) 17 72.81 (7.2%) 13 63.25 (27.3%)
$0.1 - 1 million 2 1.1 (0.0%) 4 1.82 (0.2%) 2 0.81 (0.3%)
$0.1 million or less 2 0.1 (0.0%) 0 — 1 0.06 (0.0%)
Missing 3 — 4 — 20 —
Totals 41 10,563.7 (100.0%) 41 1,009.38 (100.0%) 41 231.78 (100.0%)

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A report of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Weather Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Global Programs, pursuant to NOAA Award No. NA96GP0451 through a cooperative agreement. In partnership between the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group of the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado.

A report of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Weather Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Global Programs, pursuant to NOAA Award No. NA96GP0451 through a cooperative agreement. In partnership between the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group of the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado.
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