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South Dakota: Federal Disaster Declarations
South Dakota has recorded 65 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 42 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 18 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #14 nationally by total declarations.
65
Declarations since FY2000
42
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
18
Fire management (FM)
9
Requests denied
12.2%
Denial rate
#14
National rank by declarations
42.7
Avg days to a decision
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 27
- Fire 18
- Flood 9
- Biological 5
- Winter Storm 3
- Snowstorm 2
- Coastal Storm 1
All declarations on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 65 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | DR-4890-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Nov 1, 2024 | DR-4842-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Aug 15, 2024 | DR-4807-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Jul 6, 2023 | DR-4718-SD | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Feb 27, 2023 | DR-4689-SD | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm |
| Feb 20, 2023 | DR-4688-SD | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm |
| Feb 20, 2023 | DR-4687-SD | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm |
| Aug 2, 2022 | DR-4664-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jun 29, 2022 | DR-4656-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Oct 4, 2021 | FM-5418-SD | FM | Fire | Auburn Fire |
| Mar 29, 2021 | FM-5384-SD | FM | Fire | Schroeder Fire |
| Apr 5, 2020 | DR-4527-SD | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3475-SD | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3526-SD | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3513-SD | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3536-SD | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Nov 18, 2019 | DR-4469-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Oct 7, 2019 | DR-4467-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Sep 23, 2019 | DR-4463-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 20, 2019 | DR-4448-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding |
| Jun 7, 2019 | DR-4440-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding |
| Aug 12, 2018 | FM-5272-SD | FM | Fire | Vineyard Fire |
| Dec 13, 2017 | FM-5229-SD | FM | Fire | Legion Lake Fire |
| Feb 1, 2017 | DR-4298-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Aug 7, 2015 | DR-4237-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Jul 30, 2015 | DR-4233-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Jul 28, 2014 | DR-4186-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Nov 8, 2013 | DR-4155-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding |
| Aug 2, 2013 | DR-4137-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jun 28, 2013 | DR-4125-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornado, And Flooding |
| May 10, 2013 | DR-4115-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Sep 1, 2012 | FM-5010-SD | FM | Fire | Wellnitz Fire |
| Jul 20, 2012 | FM-2996-SD | FM | Fire | Myrtle Fire |
| May 13, 2011 | DR-1984-SD | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Nov 2, 2010 | DR-1947-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 23, 2010 | DR-1938-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 29, 2010 | DR-1929-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| May 13, 2010 | DR-1915-SD | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| May 13, 2010 | DR-1914-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Mar 10, 2010 | DR-1887-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Mar 9, 2010 | DR-1886-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Jun 16, 2009 | DR-1844-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Dec 12, 2008 | DR-1811-SD | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow |
| Jul 9, 2008 | DR-1774-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 22, 2008 | DR-1759-SD | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow |
| Jul 21, 2007 | FM-2716-SD | FM | Fire | Box Elder Fire |
| Jul 8, 2007 | FM-2710-SD | FM | Fire | Alabaugh Canyon Fire |
| May 22, 2007 | DR-1702-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jul 27, 2006 | FM-2658-SD | FM | Fire | East Ridge Fire |
| Jun 5, 2006 | DR-1647-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Dec 20, 2005 | DR-1620-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3234-SD | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jul 22, 2005 | DR-1596-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm |
| Jul 16, 2005 | FM-2569-SD | FM | Fire | Sd Skyline #2 Fire 7/16/05 |
| Jul 10, 2005 | FM-2565-SD | FM | Fire | Sd Ricco Fire |
| Apr 19, 2005 | FM-2557-SD | FM | Fire | Sd Wildfire Camp Five |
| Jul 20, 2004 | DR-1531-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Nov 20, 2003 | FM-2513-SD | FM | Fire | Sd - Mill Road Wildfire - 11/19/2003 |
| Aug 18, 2002 | FM-2458-SD | FM | Fire | Sd - Battle Creek Fire - 08/18/02 |
| Jun 29, 2002 | FM-2434-SD | FM | Fire | Grizzly Gulch Fire |
| Aug 1, 2001 | FM-2369-SD | FM | Fire | Sd - Elk Mountain Fire Complex - 08/01/01 |
| May 17, 2001 | DR-1375-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Ice Jams |
| Aug 25, 2000 | FM-2324-SD | FM | Fire | Sd Jasper Fire Ir #3 |
| Aug 13, 2000 | FM-2319-SD | FM | Fire | Flagpole Fire Complex |
| May 19, 2000 | DR-1330-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides And Mudslides |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 9 declaration requests from South Dakota since FY2000, a denial rate of 12.2%. Denials are tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Aug 27, 2018 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Major Disaster | Severe Ice Storm |
| May 27, 2015 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
| Jul 2, 2014 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Sep 10, 2013 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
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How these numbers are built
Every figure is drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA datasets: the Disaster Declarations Summaries for declarations and the Declaration Denials dataset for turndowns, rebuilt automatically each week. A "declaration" is one unique combination of declaration type (DR / EM / FM), disaster number, and state, so a single disaster affecting five states counts as five declarations. Years are federal fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Totals on this page cover complete fiscal years only; the current in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.