America's Preparedness Report Card 2015
View MapSouth Dakota Inland Flooding
South Dakota has the worst inland flooding preparedness score. It earns a failing grade because it has taken almost no steps at all to begin to prepare for its future inland flooding risks.
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For more information on how prepared South Dakota is for its growing inland flooding threat, read the detailed state summary.
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Is South Dakota Taking Action?
- While South Dakota addresses current inland flooding risks in its Hazard Mitigation Plan, it does not have an emergency operations plan that covers inland flooding events
- The state has done little to understand its future risks and has not conducted a statewide, detailed vulnerability assessment
- South Dakota has also not produced a comprehensive climate change adaptation plan nor has it begun to implement strategies to improve its resilience to future inland flooding risks
Did you know...
- Nearly 45,000 people in South Dakota are living in flood-prone areas (defined as FEMA’s 100-year floodplain)