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Disaster declarations in South Dakota

Every federal declaration for South Dakota from 1954 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

98declarations 65major disasters 6emergencies 27fire declarations $602.0 millionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in South Dakota where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Turner County269,087
Day County255,408
Hanson County253,477
Deuel County244,335
Hutchinson County247,416
Kingsbury County245,261
Roberts County2410,283
Aurora County232,752
Codington County2329,278
Spink County236,108
Clark County223,974
Grant County227,618
Gregory County224,110
Hamlin County226,596
Hand County223,097

All declarations

98 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jul 31, 1954 DR-20-SD Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Apr 8, 1960 DR-99-SD Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jul 27, 1962 DR-132-SD Floods & Tornadoes Flood statewideIAPAHM —
May 26, 1965 DR-197-SD Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Apr 18, 1969 DR-257-SD Flooding Flood 26IAPA —
Jun 10, 1972 DR-336-SD Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Jun 25, 1976 DR-511-SD Flash Flooding & Mudslides Flood 4IAPA —
Jul 19, 1984 DR-717-SD Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 16PA —
May 3, 1986 DR-764-SD Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 25PA —
Jul 2, 1992 DR-948-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 8PA —
Jul 19, 1993 DR-999-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 39IAPA —
Jun 21, 1994 DR-1031-SD Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 21PA —
Mar 14, 1995 DR-1045-SD Severe Winter Storms Snowstorm 21PA —
May 26, 1995 DR-1052-SD Flooding Flood 53IAPA —
Jan 5, 1996 DR-1075-SD Severe Winter Storm Snowstorm 26PA —
Jan 10, 1997 DR-1156-SD Severe Winter Storms and Blizzard Conditions Severe Storm 66PA —
Feb 28, 1997 DR-1161-SD Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 10PA —
Apr 7, 1997 DR-1173-SD Severe Flooding, Sever Winter Storms,heavy Rains High Winds Flood 66IAPA —
Jun 1, 1998 DR-1218-SD Flooding, Severe Storms, Tornadoes Flood 9IAPA —
Jun 9, 1999 DR-1280-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Tornado 1IAPAHM $2.0 million
May 19, 2000 DR-1330-SD Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides Severe Storm 5PAHM $2.0 million
May 17, 2001 DR-1375-SD Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams Flood 24PAHM $5.8 million
Jul 20, 2004 DR-1531-SD Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 9PAHM $1.1 million
Jul 22, 2005 DR-1596-SD Severe Storm Severe Storm 7PAHM $682,666
Dec 20, 2005 DR-1620-SD Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 26PAHM $26.3 million
Jun 5, 2006 DR-1647-SD Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 6PAHM $3.3 million
May 22, 2007 DR-1702-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 24IHPIAPAHM $15.2 million
May 22, 2008 DR-1759-SD Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow Snowstorm 6PAHM $8.6 million
Jul 9, 2008 DR-1774-SD Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 27PAHM $5.3 million
Dec 12, 2008 DR-1811-SD Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow Snowstorm 13PAHM $7.0 million
Jun 16, 2009 DR-1844-SD Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 14PAHM $6.0 million
Mar 9, 2010 DR-1886-SD Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Severe Storm 13PAHM $1.1 million
Mar 10, 2010 DR-1887-SD Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 29PAHM $58.3 million
May 13, 2010 DR-1914-SD Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 3PAHM $2.3 million
May 13, 2010 DR-1915-SD Flooding Flood 37PAHM $24.3 million
Jul 29, 2010 DR-1929-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 3PAHM $779,429
Sep 23, 2010 DR-1938-SD Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 12PAHM $3.3 million
Nov 2, 2010 DR-1947-SD Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4PAHM $1.3 million
May 13, 2011 DR-1984-SD Flooding Flood 40IHPPAHM $64.6 million
Jul 8, 1974 FM-2016-SD Argle & Booms Canyon Fire statewidePA —
Jul 29, 1975 FM-2017-SD Custer State Park Fire statewidePA —
Jul 15, 1985 FM-2056-SD Seven Sisters Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jul 15, 1985 FM-2057-SD Flint Hill Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jul 22, 1987 FM-2061-SD Battle Mountain Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jul 26, 1988 FM-2068-SD West Berry Trail Fire Fire statewidePA —
Sep 14, 1990 FM-2076-SD Swedlund Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 16, 1994 FM-2109-SD Stagebarn Canyon Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 13, 2000 FM-2319-SD Flagpole Fire Complex Fire 1PA $1.1 million
Aug 25, 2000 FM-2324-SD Sd Jasper Fire Ir #3 Fire 1PA $2.5 million
Aug 1, 2001 FM-2369-SD Sd - Elk Mountain Fire Complex - 08/01/01 Fire 1PA $293,179
Jun 29, 2002 FM-2434-SD Grizzly Gulch Fire Fire 1PA $759,650
Aug 18, 2002 FM-2458-SD Sd - Battle Creek Fire - 08/18/02 Fire 2PA $1.3 million
Nov 20, 2003 FM-2513-SD Sd - Mill Road Wildfire - 11/19/2003 Fire 1PA $45,685
Apr 19, 2005 FM-2557-SD Sd Wildfire Camp Five Fire 1PA —
Jul 10, 2005 FM-2565-SD Sd Ricco Fire Fire 1PA $428,064
Jul 16, 2005 FM-2569-SD Sd Skyline #2 Fire 7/16/05 Fire 1PA $14,231
Jul 27, 2006 FM-2658-SD East Ridge Fire Fire 1PA $1.5 million
Jul 8, 2007 FM-2710-SD Alabaugh Canyon Fire Fire 1PA $2.0 million
Jul 21, 2007 FM-2716-SD Box Elder Fire Fire 1PA $387,967
Jul 20, 2012 FM-2996-SD Myrtle Fire Fire 1PA $622,321
Jun 17, 1976 EM-3015-SD Drought Drought 61PA —
Sep 10, 2005 EM-3234-SD Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Coastal Storm 66PA $219,506
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3475-SD COVID-19 Biological 65PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3513-SD COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3526-SD COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3536-SD COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
May 10, 2013 DR-4115-SD Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Severe Storm 7PAHM $9.4 million
Jun 28, 2013 DR-4125-SD Severe Storms, Tornado, and Flooding Severe Storm 5PAHM $1.4 million
Aug 2, 2013 DR-4137-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 8PAHM $1.3 million
Nov 8, 2013 DR-4155-SD Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding Severe Storm 14IHPPAHM $49.0 million
Jul 28, 2014 DR-4186-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 12PAHM $12.6 million
Jul 30, 2015 DR-4233-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PAHM $3.6 million
Aug 7, 2015 DR-4237-SD Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm tribalIHPHM $913,292
Feb 1, 2017 DR-4298-SD Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 24PAHM $11.3 million
Jun 7, 2019 DR-4440-SD Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding Flood 58IHPPAHM $73.3 million
Jun 20, 2019 DR-4448-SD Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding Severe Storm tribalPAHM $971,209
Sep 23, 2019 DR-4463-SD Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 25PAHM $8.5 million
Oct 7, 2019 DR-4467-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $10.2 million
Nov 18, 2019 DR-4469-SD Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 23IHPPAHM $29.9 million
Apr 5, 2020 DR-4527-SD COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 66IHPPAHM $52.8 million
Jun 29, 2022 DR-4656-SD Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 20PAHM $15.9 million
Aug 2, 2022 DR-4664-SD Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $2.0 million
Feb 20, 2023 DR-4687-SD Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm Winter Storm tribalPAHM $827,671
Feb 20, 2023 DR-4688-SD Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm Winter Storm tribalPAHM $314,716
Feb 27, 2023 DR-4689-SD Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm Winter Storm 17PAHM $2.8 million
Jul 6, 2023 DR-4718-SD Flooding Flood 10PAHM $6.7 million
Aug 15, 2024 DR-4807-SD Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood 25IHPPAHM $45.1 million
Nov 1, 2024 DR-4842-SD Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm tribalIHPPAHM $2.4 million
Sep 11, 2025 DR-4890-SD Severe Storm and Flooding Flood tribalIHPPA $3.7 million
Apr 7, 2026 DR-4903-SD Straight-Line Winds Straight-Line Winds 3PA $2.3 million
Sep 1, 2026 DR-4938-SD Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 8PA —
Sep 1, 2026 DR-4941-SD Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm tribalIHPPA $531,129
Sep 1, 2012 FM-5010-SD Wellnitz Fire Fire 1PA $6,664
Dec 13, 2017 FM-5229-SD Legion Lake Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.5 million
Aug 12, 2018 FM-5272-SD Vineyard Fire Fire 1PAHM $665,424
Mar 29, 2021 FM-5384-SD Schroeder Fire Fire 1PAHM $855,434
Oct 4, 2021 FM-5418-SD Auburn Fire Fire 1PAHM $944,265
Mar 13, 2026 FM-5622-SD Qury Fire Fire 1PA —

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.