Overview

• A State of Emergency was declared on June 22 after hurricane-force straight-line winds and tornadoes downed thousands of trees and damaged homes across the county
• Outages peaked at about 27,000 customers over the weekend and fell to roughly 6,500 by Monday morning as Otter Tail Power and Beltrami Electric deployed 55 repair crews
• Tornado touchdowns near Grygla and in northern Beltrami County on Sunday evening caused limited structural damage and no reported injuries
• The National Weather Service has begun a detailed investigation using satellite data to map the storm’s wind footprint and assess the full scope of destruction
• Emergency shelters remain open and curbside debris pickup has started to support residents during clean-up efforts ahead of another round of weekend storms