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South Dakota FEMA Disaster Declarations — 14 Since 2021

Last 5 years · 54 counties affected · Newest declaration: September 1, 2026

How many FEMA disaster declarations has South Dakota had?

South Dakota has had 14 federal disaster declarations in the last 5 years — 12 major disasters (DR), 0 emergencies (EM), and 2 fire-management declarations (FM) — affecting 54 counties. The most common incident types were Severe Storm (5), Flood (3), Winter Storm (3).

Declarations (14)

Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Declared: September 1, 2026 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4938 Counties: 8
BuffaloBeadleHydeStanleyBennettHughes+2 more
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Declared: September 1, 2026 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4941 Counties: 0
Major Disaster
STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Declared: April 7, 2026 Incident: Straight-Line Winds Disaster #: 4903 Counties: 3
PenningtonFall RiverCuster
Fire Mgmt
QURY FIRE
Declared: March 13, 2026 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5622 Counties: 1
Custer
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Declared: September 11, 2025 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4890 Counties: 0
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Declared: November 1, 2024 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4842 Counties: 0
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Declared: August 15, 2024 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4807 Counties: 25
SanbornMcCookUnionYanktonDavisonMiner+19 more
Major Disaster
FLOODING
Declared: July 6, 2023 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4718 Counties: 10
PotterRobertsMarshallDayBrownCodington+4 more
Major Disaster
SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
Declared: February 27, 2023 Incident: Winter Storm Disaster #: 4689 Counties: 17
ClarkMelletteOglala LakotaBennettBrookingsRoberts+11 more
Major Disaster
SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
Declared: February 20, 2023 Incident: Winter Storm Disaster #: 4688 Counties: 0
Major Disaster
SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
Declared: February 20, 2023 Incident: Winter Storm Disaster #: 4687 Counties: 0
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Declared: August 2, 2022 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4664 Counties: 6
HaakonJonesMcPhersonJacksonSpinkButte
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Declared: June 29, 2022 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4656 Counties: 20
DayHutchinsonBeadleBrookingsHansonMoody+14 more
Fire Mgmt
AUBURN FIRE
Declared: October 4, 2021 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5418 Counties: 1
Pennington
About this data. Federal disaster declarations are issued by the President under the Stafford Act. Each declaration unlocks federal funding for recovery — typically Public Assistance (rebuilding government infrastructure), Individual Assistance (grants and SBA loans for households), and Hazard Mitigation programs. See OpenFEMA for full documentation. Page rendered September 28, 2026.