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Major disaster

DR-999-SD: Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding

Major disaster declaration for South Dakota, declared 07/19/1993 for a severe storm. Covers 39 designated areas.

Not an official notice. Follow FEMA and local authorities. In an emergency, call 911.

Declared
07/19/1993
Incident began
05/06/1993
Incident ended
09/10/1993
Areas
39

Programs approved

Which kinds of FEMA aid this declaration opened

  • Individuals & HouseholdsNot approved for this declaration
  • Individual AssistanceAid for people and families in older declarations
  • Public AssistanceFunds to repair public infrastructure such as roads, schools and utilities
  • Hazard MitigationNot approved for this declaration

Designated areas

Counties, parishes, tribal areas or statewide

AreaAddedPrograms
Aurora County07/19/1993IAPA
Beadle County07/19/1993IAPA
Bon Homme County07/19/1993IAPA
Brookings County07/19/1993IAPA
Brown County07/19/1993IAPA
Campbell County07/19/1993IAPA
Charles Mix County07/19/1993IAPA
Clark County07/19/1993IAPA
Clay County07/19/1993IAPA
Codington County07/19/1993IAPA
Corson County07/19/1993IAPA
Davison County07/19/1993IAPA
Day County07/19/1993IAPA
Deuel County07/19/1993IAPA
Douglas County07/19/1993IAPA
Edmunds County07/19/1993IAPA
Grant County07/19/1993IAPA
Gregory County07/19/1993IAPA
Hamlin County07/19/1993IAPA
Hand County07/19/1993IAPA
Hanson County07/19/1993IAPA
Hutchinson County07/19/1993IAPA
Jerauld County07/19/1993IAPA
Kingsbury County07/19/1993IAPA
Lake County07/19/1993IAPA
Lincoln County07/19/1993IAPA
Marshall County07/19/1993IAPA
McCook County07/19/1993IAPA
McPherson County07/19/1993IAPA
Miner County07/19/1993IAPA
Minnehaha County07/19/1993IAPA
Moody County07/19/1993IAPA
Roberts County07/19/1993IAPA
Sanborn County07/19/1993IAPA
Spink County07/19/1993IAPA
Turner County07/19/1993IAPA
Union County07/19/1993IAPA
Yankton County07/19/1993IAPA
Ziebach County07/19/1993IAPA

IH: Individuals and Households. IA: Individual Assistance. PA: Public Assistance. HM: Hazard Mitigation.

Declaration details

FEMA number
DR-999-SD
Type
Major disaster
Incident type
Severe Storm
Title
Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
Closed out
09/04/2001

The President declares a major disaster when damage is beyond what state and local governments can handle. It can open individual aid for households and public assistance for repairs.

FEMA page for DR-999-SD

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/17/2026