The costliest US blizzards since 1996
The record lists 17,342 blizzard county reports since 1996, with 134 direct deaths. North Dakota has the most reports, and the costliest logged episode began in New Mexico on December 26, 2015, at $401 million.
By year
Blizzard county reports by year
The costliest logged episodes
NWS offices log an episode separately, so one storm across several states or offices can appear more than once.
| Dec 26, 2015 | NM | $401 million |
| Apr 5, 1997 | ND | $102 million |
| Feb 6, 2010 | NJ | $100 million |
| Mar 17, 2003 | CO | $62.0 million |
| Apr 23, 2022 | ND | $60.0 million |
| Jan 9, 1997 | ND | $55.1 million |
| Apr 5, 1997 | SD | $50.0 million |
| Apr 4, 1997 | ND | $44.7 million |
| Mar 23, 2009 | SD | $42.1 million |
| Jan 11, 1997 | UT | $40.0 million |
| Dec 26, 2015 | TX | $32.6 million |
| Feb 8, 2013 | NY | $32.0 million |
| Feb 1, 2011 | OK | $30.2 million |
| Apr 5, 1997 | MN | $25.0 million |
| Oct 29, 2012 | WV | $22.0 million |
| Jan 24, 2010 | ND | $20.1 million |
| Jan 7, 1996 | PA | $19.0 million |
| Jan 7, 1996 | NJ | $18.8 million |
| Dec 23, 2022 | NY | $15.0 million |
| Feb 24, 2013 | TX | $13.3 million |
| Nov 27, 2005 | NE | $7.6 million |
| Apr 6, 2024 | NE | $7.5 million |
| Dec 20, 2012 | IA | $7.3 million |
| Jan 4, 1997 | ND | $6.5 million |
| Jan 21, 1997 | ND | $6.3 million |
By state
| North Dakota | 2,735 | 11 |
| South Dakota | 2,499 | 13 |
| Minnesota | 2,191 | 8 |
| Alaska | 1,981 | 6 |
| Iowa | 1,703 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 1,179 | 1 |
| Kansas | 688 | 2 |
| Montana | 642 | 3 |
| Wyoming | 451 | 2 |
| Michigan | 438 | 0 |
| Colorado | 426 | 11 |
| Wisconsin | 302 | 2 |
| Illinois | 240 | 2 |
| Maine | 218 | 0 |
| New York | 189 | 40 |
| Missouri | 171 | 1 |
| Texas | 165 | 2 |
| Indiana | 105 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 105 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 96 | 3 |
| Idaho | 86 | 3 |
| New Mexico | 77 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 70 | 0 |
| Virginia | 64 | 1 |
| Maryland | 61 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 59 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 58 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 54 | 0 |
| California | 44 | 0 |
| Oregon | 36 | 0 |
| Ohio | 35 | 0 |
| Utah | 34 | 3 |
| Washington | 32 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | 24 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 19 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 17 | 0 |
| Delaware | 10 | 0 |
| Arizona | 8 | 0 |
| Nevada | 7 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 6 | 0 |
| Vermont | 5 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0 |