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Indiana, 1990

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

348events recorded270 in 1989
12deaths recorded235 injuries
$96Mproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations957 NFIP claims, $10M paid
← 19891991 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind211
Tornado69
Hail68

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1990 was 348 against 270 in 1989.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1990
Madison County14
Boone County10
Delaware County10
Sullivan County10
Gibson County8
Greene County8
St. Joseph County8
Clark County7
Franklin County7
Hamilton County7
Knox County7
Montgomery County7
Pike County7
Randolph County7
Clinton County6
Daviess County6
Harrison County6
Henry County6
Parke County6
Putnam County6
Vermillion County6
Dearborn County5
Elkhart County5
Floyd County5
Grant County5

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
2 Jun 1990PikeTornadoF4$25,000,000660
3 Jun 1990ClintonThunderstorm Wind0 mph—22
2 Jun 1990LawrenceTornadoF4$2,500,000151
16 May 1990WarrickThunderstorm Wind0 mph—16
2 Jun 1990PutnamTornadoF2$250,00011
28 Aug 1990St. JosephThunderstorm Wind0 mph—11
2 Jun 1990DearbornTornadoF4$2,500,000—21
2 Jun 1990MontgomeryTornadoF2$2,500,000—12
2 Jun 1990JacksonTornadoF4$2,500,000—9
2 Jun 1990NobleTornadoF2$250,000—9
2 Jun 1990CrawfordTornadoF2$250,000—9
2 Jun 1990FloydTornadoF3$2,500,000—7
2 Jun 1990DaviessTornadoF4$2,500,000—6
2 Jun 1990VermillionTornadoF2$250,000—6
2 Jun 1990HendricksTornadoF2$250,000—5
2 Jun 1990BooneTornadoF1$25,000—5
2 Jun 1990MartinTornadoF4$2,500,000—4
2 Jun 1990ClarkTornadoF3$250,000—4
2 Jun 1990RipleyTornadoF2$250,000—3
2 Jun 1990GibsonTornadoF4$25,000,000——
2 Jun 1990WashingtonTornadoF2$250,000—2
2 Jun 1990JacksonTornadoF1$25,000—2
6 Jun 1990HarrisonTornadoF1$25,000—2
16 May 1990GreeneThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
3 Jun 1990WellsThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
2 Jun 1990GibsonTornadoF4$2,500,000—1
2 Jun 1990BooneTornadoF1$25,000—1
28 Aug 1990MiamiThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
2 Jun 1990MiamiThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
2 Jun 1990KnoxTornadoF4$2,500,000——
2 Jun 1990GreeneTornadoF2$2,500,000——
2 Jun 1990PikeTornadoF4$2,500,000——
2 Jun 1990KnoxTornadoF4$2,500,000——
2 Jun 1990OrangeTornadoF4$2,500,000——
2 Jun 1990LawrenceTornadoF4$2,500,000——
2 Jun 1990ClarkTornadoF3$2,500,000——
2 Jun 1990PikeTornadoF4$2,500,000——
2 Jun 1990JenningsTornadoF2$250,000——
2 Jun 1990WashingtonTornadoF3$250,000——
2 Jun 1990JacksonTornadoF3$250,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1990

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
6 Dec 1990DR-885Major disasterFloodSevere Storms & Flooding1
4 Jun 1990DR-869Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding30

Flood insurance claims with a 1990 date of loss

957 NFIP claims, 733 of them paid, for $10,228,940.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.