Tropical Storm Lee
NFIP flood claims
- Pennsylvania holds 71.4% of the storm’s paid claims and New York 28.6%; 2 states are listed.
- By paid claims (9,717), Tropical Storm Lee is the 15th highest of 42 named storms covered here, and the 18th highest of 42 by median paid claim in 2024 dollars.
- Median paid claims of the storm run from $17,791 in Pennsylvania to $26,521 in New York.
- The storm’s paid claims are spread over many counties: the first, Dauphin County, PA, holds 15.2% of them, ahead of Broome County, NY and Columbia County, PA.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipClaims (v3, data as of 2026-09-09, retrieved 2026-10-12); CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items (CUUR0000SA0), annual average (BLS Public Data API v1, annual averages 2005-2025, retrieved 2026-10-12). Not an official federal report.
Landfall and storm report
The National Hurricane Center’s HURDAT2 best track of Tropical Storm Lee (AL132011, retrieved 2026-10-12) records 1 landfall, in or near a US county. It came on 2011-09-04 at 10:30 UTC, as a subtropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 kt: HURDAT2 position 29.6N 92.1W, rounded to 0.1°; county containing or nearest it: Vermilion Parish, LA.
| Date | Time (UTC) | Position | Strength | Wind (kt) | Pressure (mb) | County containing or nearest the position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-04 | 10:30 | 29.6N 92.1W | subtropical storm | 40 | 986 | Vermilion Parish, LA |
National Hurricane Center report
From the NHC Tropical Cyclone Report on Tropical Storm Lee (retrieved 2026-10-12):
“Lee was a tropical storm that evolved into a subtropical cyclone before making landfall in southern Louisiana.”
“Lee and its remnants contributed to heavy rainfall and extensive flooding over portions of the eastern United States.”
NFIP paid building claims in Tropical Storm Lee
NFIP claims: amounts paid, not repair cost. Window: event: Tropical Storm Lee, year of loss 2011; 9,717 paid claims; median $20,000, half of them between $7,391 (Q1) and $50,810 (Q3), in nominal dollars. Median in 2024 dollars (CPI-U): $27,891, a monetary adjustment, not today’s cost of repair.
Paid claims by year of loss
| Year of loss | Paid claims |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 9,717 |
Paid claims by state
| State | Paid claims | Median paid |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 6,936 | $17,791 |
| New York | 2,781 | $26,521 |
Counties with the most paid claims
| County | FIPS | Paid claims |
|---|---|---|
| Dauphin County | 42043 | 1,480 |
| Broome County | 36007 | 1,251 |
| Columbia County | 42037 | 712 |
| Luzerne County | 42079 | 688 |
| Tioga County | 36107 | 647 |
| Lycoming County | 42081 | 631 |
| Lancaster County | 42071 | 403 |
| Northumberland County | 42097 | 323 |
| Bradford County | 42015 | 278 |
| York County | 42133 | 270 |
Questions about Tropical Storm Lee flood claims
How many flood insurance claims were paid after Tropical Storm Lee?
9,717 NFIP building claims carrying FEMA’s Tropical Storm Lee event label were paid (event: Tropical Storm Lee, year of loss 2011), with a median of $20,000; half of them fall between $7,391 and $50,810. These are amounts paid, not repair cost.
Which counties had the most Tropical Storm Lee flood claims?
Dauphin County, PA (1,480), Broome County, NY (1,251) and Columbia County, PA (712), across 2 states listed.
What is the median Tropical Storm Lee flood claim in 2024 dollars?
$27,891 once each claim is adjusted with the CPI-U, against $20,000 in nominal dollars: a monetary adjustment, not today’s cost of repair.
Related tools
Paid claims of Tropical Storm Lee are not repair estimates: to estimate the cleanup of a flooded basement from published cost-guide rates, use the basement water damage repair cost calculator; for water removal and drying after any water loss, the water damage and mitigation calculator.
To set these figures against every State on one claims window, amounts paid, not repair cost: NFIP paid building claims by state.
Before using these figures
A storm total counts NFIP-insured buildings with a paid claim, not all the damage of the storm. Method and limits.
Source and notice
- Storm = floodEvent "Tropical Storm Lee" with yearOfLoss 2011; window of the extraction: yearOfLoss 2005-2025.
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