Disaster Data / States / South Dakota / Potter County
CountyPotter County, South Dakota
Potter County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.
The federal disaster record for Potter County runs between 2005 and 2023, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Flooding in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $285,063 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 | $227,555 |
| Debris removal(A) | 3 | $37,507 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 4 | $11,082 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 6 | $5,208 |
| Management costs(Z) | 1 | $3,710 |
| All categories | 25 | $285,062 |
Most common hazards
- Flood 3
- Severe Storm 2
- Biological 2
- 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 Potter County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jul 6, 2023 | DR-4718-SD | DR |
| 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 | Jun 7, 2019 | DR-4440-SD | DR |
| Flood | May 13, 2011 | DR-1984-SD | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 10, 2010 | DR-1887-SD | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3234-SD | EM |
| Severe Storm | Jul 22, 2005 | DR-1596-SD | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 9 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2023 | DR-4718-SD | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| 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 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | DR-4440-SD | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding |
| May 13, 2011 | DR-1984-SD | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Mar 10, 2010 | DR-1887-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 |
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.