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Snowstorm history in South Dakota

South Dakota has 81 county-level snowstorm declarations across 53 counties. Bennett County leads with 3 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for snowstorm events in this state: $13.6M.

This page shows every South Dakota county in South Dakota that has at least one FEMA snowstorm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to snowstorm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of snowstorm declarations across all states, see the snowstorm disaster type page. For all hazard types in South Dakota, see the South Dakota state page.

Snowstorm in South Dakota

Counties ranked by snowstorm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Bennett County3$2.8M
2Jackson County3$8K
3Ziebach County3$1K
4Aurora County2$0
5Brookings County2$0
6Brule County2$0
7Buffalo County2$0
8Butte County2$1.4M
9Clark County2$0
10Corson County2$0
11Deuel County2$430K
12Dewey County2$938K
13Haakon County2$0
14Hamlin County2$0
15Harding County2$21K
16Jerauld County2$0
17Jones County2$15K
18Kingsbury County2$18K
19Mellette County2$8K
20Perkins County2$7.6M
21Potter County2$0
22Roberts County2$45K
23Stanley County2$25K
24Todd County2$206K
25Tripp County2$128K
26Beadle County1$0
27Bon Homme County1$0
28Campbell County1$0
29Charles Mix County1$0
30Codington County1$0
31Davison County1$0
32Day County1$39K
33Douglas County1$0
34Edmunds County1$0
35Faulk County1$0
36Grant County1$0
37Gregory County1$0
38Hand County1$0
39Hanson County1$0
40Hughes County1$0
41Hutchinson County1$0
42Hyde County1$0
43Lake County1$0
44Lawrence County1$0
45Lyman County1$0
46McCook County1$0
47McPherson County1$0
48Meade County1$1K
49Miner County1$0
50Sanborn County1$0
51Spink County1$0
52Sully County1$0
53Walworth County1$0