SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4469-SD affected Lake County, South Dakota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-4469-SD

Declared

Nov 18, 2019

Public assistance

$5.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

478

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$4.3M

Roads and Bridges$703K

Management Costs$261K

Utilities$228K

Emergency Protective Measures$120K

Buildings and Equipment$109K

Debris Removal$79K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$20K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$17K

Total PA obligated$5.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$971K

Renter-approved dollars$59K

Intake IHP dollars$2.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.1M

Tracked registrations478

About this declaration

What DR-4469-SD means

DR-4469-SD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lake County, South Dakota, with an incident window starting Sep 9, 2019 through Sep 26, 2019. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Lake County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.