FEMADR-4440-SDMajor disasterDeclared June 7, 2019
DR-4440-SD: South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for South Dakota (DR-4440-SD) on June 7, 2019 for the incident of March 13, 2019 to April 26, 2019; it covers 62 designated areas. FEMA had approved $2.2 million for 919 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $61.2 million in Public Assistance (as of August 27, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4440-SD (also written FEMA-4440-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- South Dakota
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
- Incident period
- March 13, 2019 to April 26, 2019
- Declared
- June 7, 2019
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the first of 5 major disaster declarations for South Dakota in 2019
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- August 6, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Beadle (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bennett (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bon Homme (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brookings (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brule (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Buffalo (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Campbell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Charles Mix (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cheyenne River Indian Reservation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Codington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Davison (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Day (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Deuel (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dewey (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Edmunds (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Fall River (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Faulk (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gregory (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hamlin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hand (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hanson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hughes (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hutchinson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hyde (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jerauld (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Kingsbury (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lake Traverse (Sisseton) Indian Reservation | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lyman (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| McCook (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| McPherson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mellette (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Miner (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Minnehaha (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Moody (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Oglala Lakota (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation | Yes | — | Yes |
| Pennington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Perkins (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Potter (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Roberts (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rosebud Indian Reservation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sanborn (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Spink (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sully (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Todd (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tripp (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Turner (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Walworth (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Yankton (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ziebach (County) | Yes | 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?
919households approved for help (IHP)
$2.2 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$1.8 millionof it for housing
$376,875of it for other needs
$61.2 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$10.0 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of August 27, 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/4440. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on August 6, 2019.