Over the last 70 years, the 2021 polar vortex caused the most overall economic losses in the United States, clocking in at about ** billion U.S. dollars. The next costliest event was a blizzard that occurred in March of 1993.
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Insurance Information Institute. (July 28, 2025). Costliest winter events in the United States from 1950 to 2024, by insured losses (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/216887/overall-economic-losses-due-to-costliest-us-winters/
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