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DR-4941-SD · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

Declared for South Dakota on Sep 1, 2026, covering 1 designated area. Households could apply to FEMA in 1 of them.

Sep 1, 2026declared
1areas designated
1open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far

You can still apply for FEMA help in parts of South Dakota

Households with uninsured losses can register for FEMA Individual Assistance until Oct 31, 2026 (19 days left). Register at DisasterAssistance.gov, in the FEMA app, or by calling 1-800-621-3362. FEMA can extend deadlines; its site has the final word.

Apply at DisasterAssistance.gov
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

todayIncident periodJun 2, 2026 – Jun 4, 2026DeclaredSep 1, 2026Apply byOct 31, 2026

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.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge ReservationIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredOct 31, 2026 · 19 days left

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Sep 1, 2026Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4939-MO · Major disasterMissouri Severe Storm9No