Disaster Data / States / South Dakota / Mellette County
CountyMellette County, South Dakota
Mellette County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.
The federal disaster record for Mellette County runs between 2001 and 2023, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $255,147 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.
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Federal Public Assistance by category
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Roads and bridges(C) | 11 | $232,760 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 2 | $21,888 |
| Management costs(Z) | 1 | $499 |
| All categories | 14 | $255,147 |
Most common hazards
- Flood 3
- Severe Storm 3
- Biological 2
- Snowstorm 1
- Winter Storm 1
- Coastal Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Mellette County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | Feb 27, 2023 | DR-4689-SD | DR |
| Biological | Apr 5, 2020 | DR-4527-SD | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3475-SD | EM |
| Flood | Sep 23, 2019 | DR-4463-SD | DR |
| Flood | Jun 7, 2019 | DR-4440-SD | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 9, 2010 | DR-1886-SD | DR |
| Snowstorm | Dec 12, 2008 | DR-1811-SD | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jul 9, 2008 | DR-1774-SD | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3234-SD | EM |
| Severe Storm | Jul 20, 2004 | DR-1531-SD | DR |
| Flood | May 17, 2001 | DR-1375-SD | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 11 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2023 | DR-4689-SD | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm |
| Apr 5, 2020 | DR-4527-SD | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3475-SD | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Sep 23, 2019 | DR-4463-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 7, 2019 | DR-4440-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding |
| Mar 9, 2010 | DR-1886-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| 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 |
| Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3234-SD | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jul 20, 2004 | DR-1531-SD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 17, 2001 | DR-1375-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Ice Jams |
How these numbers are built
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to South Dakota's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the 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.