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Disaster declarations in Indiana

Every federal declaration for Indiana from 1954 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

56declarations 46major disasters 10emergencies 0fire declarations $1.03 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Indiana where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Jefferson County2532,921
Franklin County2423,136
Lake County24502,955
Madison County23134,222
Perry County2319,320
Dearborn County2251,435
Gibson County2233,038
Grant County2266,458
Harrison County2239,978
Pike County2212,116
Switzerland County229,988
Benton County218,853
Crawford County2110,523
Hamilton County21379,704
Lawrence County2145,192

All declarations

56 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Oct 26, 1954 DR-30-IN Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jan 29, 1959 DR-91-IN Flood Flood 1IAPA —
May 20, 1961 DR-113-IN Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 17, 1964 DR-162-IN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Apr 14, 1965 DR-189-IN Tornadoes & Severe Storms Tornado 17IAPA —
Jul 30, 1968 DR-247-IN Flooding Flood 12IAPA —
Apr 4, 1974 DR-423-IN Tornadoes Tornado 39IAPA —
Mar 29, 1978 DR-553-IN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 2IAPA —
Jul 31, 1979 DR-596-IN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 18IAPA —
Mar 20, 1982 DR-652-IN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Jun 5, 1986 DR-767-IN Tornadoes Tornado 1PA —
Jun 4, 1990 DR-869-IN Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 30IAPA —
Dec 6, 1990 DR-885-IN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Jan 5, 1991 DR-891-IN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 73IAPA —
Mar 29, 1991 DR-899-IN Severe Ice Storm Severe Ice Storm 26PA —
Aug 17, 1992 DR-953-IN Severe Storms & Flash Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
Sep 18, 1992 DR-962-IN Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 15PA —
Sep 9, 1993 DR-1002-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6IA —
Apr 2, 1996 DR-1109-IN Blizzard of 96 Flood 56PA —
Jul 3, 1996 DR-1125-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 29IAPA —
Mar 6, 1997 DR-1165-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 13IAPA —
May 8, 1998 DR-1217-IN Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 9PA —
Jul 22, 1998 DR-1234-IN Severe Storms and Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 25PA —
Jun 13, 2002 DR-1418-IN Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm 30IAPAHM $5.5 million
Sep 25, 2002 DR-1433-IN Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 32IAPAHM $4.2 million
Jul 11, 2003 DR-1476-IN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 46IHPIAPAHM $21.8 million
Sep 5, 2003 DR-1487-IN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 21IHPIAHM $8.9 million
Jun 3, 2004 DR-1520-IN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 69IHPIAPAHM $9.6 million
Sep 1, 2004 DR-1542-IN Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm 20PAHM $3.1 million
Jan 21, 2005 DR-1573-IN Severe Winter Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 87IHPIAPAHM $33.0 million
Nov 8, 2005 DR-1612-IN Tornado and Severe Storms Tornado 2IHPIAPAHM $3.6 million
Oct 6, 2006 DR-1662-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 3IHPIAHM $13.0 million
Nov 30, 2007 DR-1732-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 1IHPIAHM $5.7 million
Jan 30, 2008 DR-1740-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 21IHPPAHM $14.0 million
Jun 8, 2008 DR-1766-IN Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 50IHPPAHM $175.4 million
Sep 23, 2008 DR-1795-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 38IHPPAHM $65.2 million
Mar 5, 2009 DR-1828-IN Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 21PAHM $12.2 million
Apr 22, 2009 DR-1832-IN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 16IHPHM $3.2 million
Jun 23, 2011 DR-1997-IN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Severe Storm 36PAHM $15.4 million
Feb 2, 1977 EM-3028-IN Snowstorms Snowstorm 40PA —
Jan 27, 1978 EM-3056-IN Blizzards & Snowstorms Snowstorm 1PA —
Jan 15, 1999 EM-3135-IN In-Winter Storm 12/23/98 Snowstorm 57PA $9.8 million
Jan 24, 2001 EM-3162-IN Snow Snowstorm 29PA $3.7 million
Jan 11, 2005 EM-3197-IN Snow Snowstorm 50PA $5.8 million
Sep 10, 2005 EM-3238-IN Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 92PA $2.1 million
Mar 12, 2007 EM-3274-IN Snow Snowstorm 49PA $9.1 million
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3456-IN COVID-19 Biological 92PA —
Jan 24, 2026 EM-3641-IN Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 92PA —
Aug 15, 2026 EM-3651-IN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 53PA —
Mar 9, 2012 DR-4058-IN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 6IHPPAHM $7.2 million
Apr 22, 2014 DR-4173-IN Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Severe Storm 30PAHM $10.7 million
May 4, 2018 DR-4363-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 31IHPPAHM $16.0 million
Apr 3, 2020 DR-4515-IN COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 92IHPPAHM $372.6 million
Apr 15, 2023 DR-4704-IN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 13IHPPAHM $17.2 million
Jul 22, 2025 DR-4882-IN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 25PA $9.3 million
Aug 25, 2026 DR-4933-IN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 30IHPPA $169.0 million

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.