FEMADR-1375-SDMajor disasterDeclared May 17, 2001
DR-1375-SD: South Dakota Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for South Dakota (DR-1375-SD) on May 17, 2001 for the incident of March 1, 2001 to April 30, 2001; it covers 24 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $5.1 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1375-SD (also written FEMA-1375-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- South Dakota
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams
- Incident period
- March 1, 2001 to April 30, 2001
- Declared
- May 17, 2001
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for South Dakota in 2001
- Status
- closed out on May 26, 2010
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beadle (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brookings (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Buffalo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Codington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Day (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Deuel (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Edmunds (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gregory (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamlin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hanson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jerauld (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kingsbury (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mellette (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Moody (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Roberts (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sanborn (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Spink (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Todd (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tripp (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Turner (County) | — | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$5.1 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$710,833Hazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1375. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.