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Beltrami County declares 30-day emergency after June 21 storms
Summary
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution declaring a state of emergency effective June 23, 2025, after severe thunderstorms on June 21 produced estimated 120 mph winds, widespread tree and infrastructure damage, and prolonged power outages.
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously at a special meeting Monday to declare Beltrami County in a state of emergency effective June 23, 2025, for 30 days to respond to damage from severe thunderstorms that struck the area on June 21.
The declaration, contained in a resolution read into the record at the meeting, authorizes the county’s emergency management director to coordinate recovery efforts with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and to pursue available reimbursement programs. The resolution notes widespread damage to public and private facilities, “several hundred thousand” downed trees, and that local resources were overwhelmed and required mutual aid.
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