Severe Winter Storm
Declared for South Dakota on Feb 28, 1997, covering 10 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 a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Butte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Harding County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hutchinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Meade County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Minnehaha County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Moody County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pennington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Perkins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Turner County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from South Dakota: every FEMA declaration in South Dakota.