FEMADR-764-SDMajor disasterDeclared May 3, 1986
DR-764-SD: South Dakota Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for South Dakota (DR-764-SD) on May 3, 1986 for the incident of March 22, 1986 to May 10, 1986; it covers 25 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-764-SD (also written FEMA-764-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- South Dakota
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- March 22, 1986 to May 10, 1986
- Declared
- May 3, 1986
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for South Dakota in 1986
- Status
- closed out on September 29, 1995
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 | — |
| Beadle (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brookings (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Codington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Day (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Deuel (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Edmunds (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Faulk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamlin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hand (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hutchinson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jerauld (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kingsbury (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lyman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Potter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Roberts (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sanborn (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Spink (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sully (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tripp (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Turner (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Walworth (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?
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/764. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.