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FEMADR-1887-SDMajor disasterDeclared March 10, 2010

DR-1887-SD: South Dakota Severe Winter Storm

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for South Dakota (DR-1887-SD) on March 10, 2010 for the incident of January 20, 2010 to January 26, 2010; it covers 32 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $49.1 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-1887-SD (also written FEMA-1887-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
South Dakota
Incident
Severe Storm: Severe Winter Storm
Incident period
January 20, 2010 to January 26, 2010
Declared
March 10, 2010
Programs declared
Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
8
Place in the year
the second of 7 major disaster declarations for South Dakota in 2010
Status
closed out on December 13, 2016

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Aurora (County)—YesYes
Brule (County)—YesYes
Buffalo (County)—YesYes
Campbell (County)—YesYes
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation—YesYes
Corson (County)—YesYes
Day (County)—YesYes
Deuel (County)—YesYes
Dewey (County)—YesYes
Douglas (County)—YesYes
Edmunds (County)—YesYes
Faulk (County)—YesYes
Grant (County)—YesYes
Gregory (County)—YesYes
Hand (County)—YesYes
Harding (County)—YesYes
Hughes (County)—YesYes
Hutchinson (County)—YesYes
Hyde (County)—YesYes
Jerauld (County)—YesYes
Lake Traverse (Sisseton) Indian Reservation—YesYes
McCook (County)—YesYes
McPherson (County)—YesYes
Meade (County)—YesYes
Perkins (County)—YesYes
Potter (County)—YesYes
Roberts (County)—YesYes
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota—YesYes
Sully (County)—YesYes
Turner (County)—YesYes
Walworth (County)—YesYes
Ziebach (County)—YesYes

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?

$49.1 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$9.2 millionHazard 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/1887. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.