FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of South Dakota to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding from June 28 – July 3, 2026.
Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding in Beadle, Bennett, Buffalo, Day, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Stanley counties and the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.
Kenneth C. Williams III has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected areas. Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further assessments.