Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Declared for Indiana on Aug 15, 2026, covering 53 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bartholomew County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Boone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cass County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clinton 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 | — |
| Fayette 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 | — |
| Grant 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Knox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kosciusko County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| LaPorte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lake 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 | — |
| Miami County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morgan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Newton 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 | — |
| Pulaski 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 | — |
| Shelby County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Joseph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Starke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tipton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wabash County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| White County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
More from Indiana: every FEMA declaration in Indiana.