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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4469-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
Severe Storm
DR-4469-SD
Declared
Nov 18, 2019
DR
Public assistance
$2.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
160
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.2M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$903K
Roads and Bridges$303K
Management Costs$99K
Emergency Protective Measures$69K
Total PA obligated$2.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$182K
Renter-approved dollars$79K
Intake IHP dollars$521K
Validated phase 2 dollars$521K
Tracked registrations160
About this declaration

What DR-4469-SD means

DR-4469-SD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.