With rivers across South Dakota expected to reach flood levels this spring, and prairie potholes overflowing, Representative Herseth Sandlin is committed to working closely with local, state, and federal officials to prepare for flooding and respond to any emergencies in South Dakota. Below are links to web sites that provide important information to help individuals and communities prepare for and respond to flooding.

Rep. Herseth Sandlin urges all South Dakotans to be safe during the spring flooding season and to make sure they take all appropriate precautions to protect their families and property. Any South Dakotans with questions about flooding are encouraged to reach out to Rep. Herseth Sandlin's offices in Washington, D.C., Aberdeen, Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Contact infromation can be found here.

This page will be updated as new information is developed.

South Dakota Resources

Flooding preparedness and planning information from SDSU Cooperative Education Service -- http://sdces.sdstate.edu/flood/

SD Office of Emergency Management – http://dps.sd.gov/emergency_services/emergency_management/default.aspx

List of South Dakota County Emergency Managers – http://dps.sd.gov/emergency_services/emergency_management/county_emergency_managers_list.aspx

Flooding's impact on Agriculture-Press Release from South Dakota Department of Agriculture

Flood cleanup information -- http://doh.sd.gov/Flood/Default.aspx


Flood insurance

National Flood Insurance Program information -- http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/index.shtm


Federal and National Resources

Flood guidance from FEMA -- http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/index.shtm

Disaster Assistance -- www.DisasterAssistance.gov

Red Cross Flood Safety Checklist -- http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/Preparedness/checklists/Flood.pdf

Helping Children through floods -- http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/flood/family/helping-children-through-the-flood

FEMA Mobile-- http://m.fema.gov/

US Army Corps of Engineers

Omaha District Flood 2010 information -- http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/op-e/index.html 

U.S. Army Corps of Army Engineers, Interagency Levee Task Force -- http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ILTF/


National Weather Service

Sioux Falls office -- http://www.crh.noaa.gov/fsd/

Aberdeen office -- http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/

Rapid City office -- http://www.crh.noaa.gov/unr/