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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING

DR-4440-SD affected Minnehaha County, South Dakota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4440-SD
Declared
Jun 7, 2019
DR
Public assistance
$2.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
282
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$878K
Roads and Bridges$724K
Emergency Protective Measures$623K
Debris Removal$113K
Management Costs$72K
Buildings and Equipment$64K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$24K
Utilities$8K
Total PA obligated$2.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$418K
Renter-approved dollars$5K
Intake IHP dollars$846K
Validated phase 2 dollars$846K
Tracked registrations282
About this declaration

What DR-4440-SD means

DR-4440-SD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Minnehaha County, South Dakota, with an incident window starting Mar 13, 2019 through Apr 26, 2019. 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 Minnehaha County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.