Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Indiana on Jan 24, 2026, covering 92 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What an emergency declaration is
An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Allen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bartholomew County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Benton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Blackford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Boone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brown County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cass County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clinton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Daviess County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| DeKalb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dearborn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Decatur County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Delaware County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dubois County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Elkhart County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Floyd County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fountain County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fulton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gibson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grant County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hamilton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hancock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Harrison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hendricks County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Henry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Howard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Huntington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jasper County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jennings County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Johnson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Knox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kosciusko County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| LaGrange County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| LaPorte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Martin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Miami County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morgan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Newton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Noble County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ohio County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Orange County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Owen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Parke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Perry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pike County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Porter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Posey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pulaski County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Putnam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ripley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rush County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Scott County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Shelby County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Spencer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Joseph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Starke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Steuben County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sullivan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Switzerland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tippecanoe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tipton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Vanderburgh County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Vermillion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Vigo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wabash County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warrick County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wells County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| White County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Whitley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3632-SC · Emergency | South Carolina | No |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3631-VA · Emergency | Virginia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3636-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3642-GA · Emergency | Georgia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3633-KY · Emergency | Kentucky | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3638-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3634-MD · Emergency | Maryland | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3640-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3637-NC · Emergency | North Carolina | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3635-TN · Emergency | Tennessee | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3639-WV · Emergency | West Virginia | No |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4899-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4898-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4900-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | No |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4908-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
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