FEMADR-257-SDMajor disasterDeclared April 18, 1969
DR-257-SD: South Dakota Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for South Dakota (DR-257-SD) on April 18, 1969 for the incident of April 18, 1969 to April 18, 1969; it covers 26 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-257-SD (also written FEMA-257-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- South Dakota
- Incident
- Flood: Flooding
- Incident period
- April 18, 1969 to April 18, 1969
- Declared
- April 18, 1969
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for South Dakota in 1969
- Status
- closed out on March 10, 1972
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 | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beadle (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Brookings (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Buffalo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Codington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Deuel (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Edmunds (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Faulk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hamlin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hand (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hanson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hughes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hutchinson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hyde (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kingsbury (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McPherson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Minnehaha (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Moody (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sanborn (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Spink (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Turner (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | 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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
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/257. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.