The costliest US ice storms since 1996

The record lists 12,673 ice storm county reports since 1996, with 109 direct deaths. Iowa has the most reports, and the costliest logged episode began in Oklahoma on December 8, 2007, at $676 million.

By year

Ice storm county reports by year

Ice storm county reports by year 1996: 722 1997: 668 1998: 1,158 1,158 1999: 505 2000: 845 2001: 419 2002: 565 2003: 279 2004: 448 2005: 605 2006: 223 2007: 1,071 2008: 601 2009: 442 2010: 276 2011: 420 2012: 30 2013: 452 2014: 282 2015: 327 2016: 101 2017: 339 2018: 172 2019: 200 2020: 156 2021: 378 2022: 261 2023: 283 2024: 113 2025: 153 2026: 179 1996200120062011201620212026

The costliest logged episodes

NWS offices log an episode separately, so one storm across several states or offices can appear more than once.

Costliest ice storm episodes
Dec 8, 2007OK$676 million173
Jan 26, 2009AR$675 million240
Dec 12, 2000AR$360 million90
Jan 12, 2007MO$353 million260
Jan 26, 2009KY$307 million221
Jan 5, 1998ME$304 million231
Jan 30, 2002OK$300 million300
Dec 24, 2000AR$165 million90
Apr 3, 2003MI$161 million131
Dec 9, 2007OK$150 million310
Dec 10, 2007KS$147 million160
Jan 5, 2005OH$125 million280
Dec 12, 2000TX$123 million180
Jan 26, 2009AR$108 million70
Dec 24, 2000LA$106 million90
Dec 4, 2002SC$100 million140
Dec 4, 2002NC$100 million110
Dec 4, 2002NC$99.0 million70
Apr 4, 1997ND$96.0 million160
Dec 26, 2000OK$74.3 million250
Dec 29, 2006NE$70.7 million230
Jan 26, 2009MO$50.0 million20
Feb 2, 1996NC$50.0 million150
Jan 22, 2000GA$48.0 million490
Feb 22, 2023MI$46.0 million80

By state

Ice storm reports by state
Iowa9571$50.4 million
Texas93614$220 million
Missouri7400$462 million
Kentucky6473$339 million
Oklahoma6324$1.3 billion
Pennsylvania5680$1.4 million
Virginia5650$24.0 million
Kansas56315$203 million
Georgia5040$55.9 million
Illinois4881$12.7 million
North Carolina4861$301 million
Arkansas4517$1.3 billion
Michigan4302$317 million
Ohio3541$137 million
Indiana3361$1.2 million
Minnesota3350$40.7 million
Mississippi3301$68.5 million
New York3262$93.2 million
Wisconsin3131$727,000
South Carolina3021$149 million
Tennessee2903$2.4 million
Nebraska2884$77.6 million
West Virginia2351$10.4 million
South Dakota2048$25.7 million
Louisiana1996$157 million
North Dakota1540$106 million
Alabama1371$18.9 million
Alaska1285$2.4 million
Washington1273$10.7 million
Maryland1180$8.8 million
Oregon1078$53.5 million
Montana922$30,000
Maine792$329 million
New Hampshire420$70.0 million
New Jersey370$1.0 million
Massachusetts330$45.4 million
Vermont310$10.6 million
New Mexico290$400,000
Connecticut251$4.6 million
Colorado140$2,000
Arizona75$110,000
California72$1.1 million
Idaho70$0
Utah60$0
Nevada43$30,000
District of Columbia30$20,000
Wyoming30$0
Florida20$100,000
Delaware20$0