Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm
Declared for South Dakota on Feb 27, 2023, covering 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Brookings County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Day County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Deuel County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hamlin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jones County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kingsbury County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Mellette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Potter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Roberts County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stanley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Todd County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Tripp County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ziebach County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Oglala Lakota (County) | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2023 | Severe Winter Storms and SnowstormDR-4688-SD · Major disaster | South Dakota | No |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Severe Winter Storms and SnowstormDR-4687-SD · Major disaster | South Dakota | No |
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