FEMADR-891-INMajor disasterDeclared January 5, 1991
DR-891-IN: Indiana Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Indiana (DR-891-IN) on January 5, 1991 for the incident of December 28, 1990 to January 22, 1991; it covers 73 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-891-IN (also written FEMA-891-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Indiana
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- December 28, 1990 to January 22, 1991
- Declared
- January 5, 1991
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Indiana in 1991
- Status
- closed out on February 24, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Allen (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bartholomew (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Benton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Blackford (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Daviess (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| DeKalb (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Dearborn (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Decatur (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Delaware (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Elkhart (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Fountain (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Gibson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Huntington (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Jay (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jennings (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kosciusko (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| LaPorte (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Miami (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Noble (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Owen (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Parke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Porter (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Posey (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Rush (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Spencer (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| St. Joseph (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Starke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Steuben (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Switzerland (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Tippecanoe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tipton (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Vanderburgh (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Vermillion (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Vigo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wells (County) | — | Yes | 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/891. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.