Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Declared for South Dakota on Sep 1, 2026, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beadle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bennett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Buffalo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Day County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hand County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hughes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hyde County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stanley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crow Creek Indian Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lower Brule Indian Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
More from South Dakota: every FEMA declaration in South Dakota.