FEMADR-881-SCMajor disasterDeclared October 22, 1990
DR-881-SC: South Carolina Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for South Carolina (DR-881-SC) on October 22, 1990 for the incident of October 11, 1990 to October 28, 1990; it covers 13 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-881-SC (also written FEMA-881-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- South Carolina
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- October 11, 1990 to October 28, 1990
- Declared
- October 22, 1990
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for South Carolina in 1990
- Status
- closed out on March 7, 2006
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Darlington (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Edgefield (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Florence (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kershaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lancaster (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Orangeburg (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Spartanburg (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sumter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/881. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.