South Dakota requesting Presidential Disaster Declaration for May 12, 2022, storm damage

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has requested a Presidential Catastrophe Declaration and signed Government Order 2022-06 to assist native governments get well from public infrastructure injury sustained on account of tornadoes, extreme storms, straight-line winds, and flooding that occurred on Might 12 within the jap a part of the state.

FEMA help is requested to assist with repairs for injury completed to public infrastructure. A preliminary injury evaluation signifies greater than $6.7 million in injury was completed to public infrastructure in 20 counties and on two reservations.

Public infrastructure injury help is being requested for the counties of: Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Clay, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, Minor, Minnehaha, Moody, Roberts, and Turner in addition to the Flandreau Indian and Lake Traverse Reservations.

In a letter to President Biden, Noem wrote that the storm resulted in two deaths, a preliminary variety of 14 reported tornadoes, and wind gusts of greater than 100 miles per hour in some locations. The storms additionally resulted within the momentary closure of roads and highways. Almost 70,000 clients skilled energy outages.

Noem’s request doesn’t assure federal funding shall be made obtainable to South Dakota. However the Governor, in her letter, stated whereas South Dakotans are working collectively on the restoration course of, federal help remains to be wanted.

You could find the request for a Presidential Catastrophe Declaration right here.

South Dakota presently has six open Presidential catastrophe declarations for different occasions and is working with FEMA on the restoration course of for every of these disasters. These disasters are:

• 2013 South Dakota Extreme Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
• 2019 South Dakota Extreme Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
• 2019 South Dakota Extreme Storms and Flooding
• 2019 South Dakota Extreme Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
• 2019 South Dakota Extreme Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
• 2020 South Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic