Estimated annual deaths and damages (in current and constant 1992 dollars) related to floods in the United States 1903-1994. (Note 1993 and 1994 in current dollars only, dollars adjusted for inflation using a Construction Consumer Price Index).

Source: National Weather Service


	Damage	($Millions)			Damage	($Millions)
YEAR	DEATHS	Unadjusted	Adjusted	YEAR	DEATHS	Unadjusted	Adjusted
1903	178	53	2800	1949	48	94	990
1904	0	7	350	1950	93	176	1700
1905	2	11	580	1951	51	1029	9400
1906	1	0.4	20	1952	54	254	2200
1907	7	16	770	1953	40	122	1020
1908	11	10	530	1954	55	107	850
1909	5	49	2700	1955	302	995	7500
1910	0	21	1100	1956	42	65	470
1911	0	8	420	1957	82	360	2500
1912	2	78	4300	1958	47	218	1400
1913	527	171	8600	1959	25	141	890
1914	180	18	1000	1960	32	93	570
1915	49	14	760	1961	52	154	910
1916	118	26	1000	1962	19	75	430
1917	80	27	850	1963	39	178	990
1918	0	8	200	1964	100	652	3480
1919	2	3	80	1965	119	788	4100
1920	42	25	490	1966	31	117	580
1921	143	29	710	1967	34	375	1700
1922	215	52	1500	1968	31	339	1500
1923	42	53	1200	1969	297	903	3600
1924	27	17	400	1970	135	225	800
1925	36	10	240	1971	74	288	900
1926	16	23	570	1972	554	4465	12700
1927	423	348	8400	1973	148	1894	5000
1928	15	45	1100	1974	121	576	1400
1929	89	58	1600	1975	107	1373	3100
1930	14	16	400	1976	193	3000	6300
1931	0	3	80	1977	210	1300	2500
1932	11	10	330	1978	143	700	1300
1933	33	37	1000	1979	121	3500	5800
1934	88	10	260	1980	82	1500	2300
1935	236	127	3200	1981	84	1000	1400
1936	142	283	6900	1982	155	2500	3300
1937	142	441	9400	1983	200	4000	4900
1938	180	101	2100	1984	125	3750	4500
1939	83	14	290	1985	70	500	600
1940	60	40	840	1986	208	6000	7000
1941	47	40	770	1987	88	1500	1700
1942	68	99	1800	1988	37	500	600
1943	107	200	3400	1989	70	1100	1200
1944	33	101	1700	1990	125	1600	1700
1945	91	166	2700	1991	63	1700	1800
1946	28	71	1400	1992	50	800	800
1947	55	272	3300	1993	109	16370
1948	82	230	2500	1994	70	1120

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