Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for South Dakota on May 3, 1986, covering 25 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 not declared | — |
| Beadle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brookings County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Codington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Day County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Deuel County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Douglas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Edmunds County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Faulk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grant County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hamlin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hand County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hutchinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jerauld County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kingsbury County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lyman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Potter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Roberts County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sanborn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Spink County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sully County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tripp County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Turner County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Walworth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1986 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-757-WA · Major disaster | Washington | No |
| Feb 21, 1986 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-758-CA · Major disaster | California | Yes |
| Feb 28, 1986 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-759-NV · Major disaster | Nevada | No |
| Jun 5, 1986 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-766-PA · Major disaster | Pennsylvania | Yes |
| Jul 26, 1986 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-769-WA · Major disaster | Washington | No |
More from South Dakota: every FEMA declaration in South Dakota.