Severe Winter Storm
Declared for South Dakota on Feb 1, 2017, covering 27 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 declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Codington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Day County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Deuel County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dewey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Edmunds County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fall River County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Faulk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Grant County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Haakon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hamlin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Harding County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jones County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| McPherson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Meade County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pennington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Perkins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Roberts County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stanley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sully County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ziebach County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cheyenne River Indian Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lake Traverse (Sisseton) Indian Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2017 | Severe Winter StormDR-4299-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | No |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Severe Winter StormDR-4302-CA · Major disaster | California | No |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Severe Winter StormDR-4304-KS · Major disaster | Kansas | No |
More from South Dakota: every FEMA declaration in South Dakota.