Severe Winter Storm
Declared for South Dakota on Dec 20, 2005, covering 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Beadle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bon Homme County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Brookings County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Brown County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Charles Mix County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Codington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Davison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Day County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Deuel County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Douglas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Edmunds County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Grant County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gregory County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hamlin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hand County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hanson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hutchinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jerauld County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kingsbury County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Miner County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Roberts County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sanborn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Spink County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2006 | Severe Winter StormDR-1622-MN · Major disaster | Minnesota | No |
| Jan 4, 2006 | Severe Winter StormDR-1621-ND · Major disaster | North Dakota | No |
| Jan 26, 2006 | Severe Winter StormDR-1626-KS · Major disaster | Kansas | No |
| Jan 26, 2006 | Severe Winter StormDR-1627-NE · Major disaster | Nebraska | No |
More from South Dakota: every FEMA declaration in South Dakota.