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Disaster detail

FLOODING

DR-1984-SD affected Lyman County, South Dakota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-1984-SD
Declared
May 13, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$279K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$98K
Emergency Protective Measures$90K
Water Control Facilities$35K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$29K
Buildings and Equipment$23K
Debris Removal$4K
Total PA obligated$279K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1984-SD means

DR-1984-SD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lyman County, South Dakota, with an incident window starting Mar 11, 2011 through Jul 22, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Lyman County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.