FLOODING

DR-1984-SD affected Union 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

Public assistance

$13.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

913

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$9.9M

Debris Removal$2.0M

Roads and Bridges$851K

Utilities$178K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$61K

Water Control Facilities$53K

Buildings and Equipment$13K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$7K

Total PA obligated$13.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.3M

Renter-approved dollars$14K

Intake IHP dollars$4.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.6M

Tracked registrations913

About this declaration

What DR-1984-SD means

DR-1984-SD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Union 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 Union County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.