SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4807-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-4807-SD

Declared

Aug 15, 2024

Public assistance

$10.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

316

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$3.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$2.1M

Water Control Facilities$2.1M

Roads and Bridges$1.9M

Management Costs$423K

Debris Removal$369K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$313K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$205K

Total PA obligated$10.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$4.8M

Renter-approved dollars$91K

Intake IHP dollars$9.7M

Validated phase 2 dollars$9.7M

Tracked registrations316

About this declaration

What DR-4807-SD means

DR-4807-SD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Union County, South Dakota, with an incident window starting Jun 16, 2024 through Jul 8, 2024. 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.