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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
101 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025


...NWS Damage Survey for Destructive Severe Thunderstorm Near 
Bemidji Minnesota Overnight June 20 2025...

.20250620_Bemidji...

Rating:                 TSTM/Wind
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  10 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/21/2025
Start Time:             12:40 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSE Wilton / Beltrami County / MN
Start Lat/Lon:          47.472 / -94.9632

End Date:               06/21/2025
End Time:               01:00 AM CDT
End Location:           4 NE Rosby / Beltrami County / MN
End Lat/Lon:            47.4639 / -94.7486

Survey Summary:

Between 12:40 am CDT and 1:00 am CDT June 21, 2025, a severe
thunderstorm produced around a 10 mile swath of destructive
straight-line winds estimated between 90-120 mph.

Highest impacted areas extend from near the US Highway 2 and 
Division Street West intersection, through downtown Bemidji, and 
through southern and eastern areas of Lake Bemidji.

Extensive and significant tree damage was noted within this 
swath. While widespread tree damage occurred west and east beyond 
this 10 mile swath, the most significant tree damage was within 
this 10 mile swath. Such widespread and significant tree damage 
made numerous roads inaccessible, hampering recovery efforts and 
trapping people at locations like Lake Bemidji State Park. Some 
trees that were downed are reported to be 100 to 200 years old.

As a result of extensive tree damage, widespread and long 
duration power outages occurred for over 50,000 reported accounts,
some locations lasting more than 6 days after the event within 
Beltrami County near the Bemidji area. Fallen trees also resulted 
in vehicular and structural damage.

Widespread structural damage from destructive winds alone also 
occurred to residential and commercial buildings, government 
buildings, the Sanford Center Arena, and Bemidji State University.
This includes, but is not limited to, completely destroyed 
outbuildings and garages, roofs damaged or completely destroyed, 
and numerous instances of broken windows. Reports of damage to 
aircraft and airport buildings received at the Bemidji 
International Airport. Media relayed that 90 percent of Bemidji 
State University buildings suffered some form of damage.

NWS storm survey teams did not find definitive evidence of 
tornadic circulation, rather they found damage indicative of 
destructive straight line winds.

At the time of this Public Information Statement issuance, total 
damage assessments continue. 

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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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CJ