Severe weather damage assessments continue next week

By KSTP

Storm damage assessment teams will continue their work next week in Minnesota.

According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS), teams from the agency, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be verifying eligible costs for damage to public infrastructure and public response since April 22.

Team members will be reviewing the damage, determining if it exceeds local and state resources and including estimates for repair costs.

Initial assessments from DPS’ Homeland Security and Emergency Management division are projecting eligible expenses will be more than $27 million, more than three times the state’s indicator for public assistance, which is $9.3 million.

The teams will be visiting the following locations next week, according to DPS:

  • Benton
  • Big Stone
  • Chippewa
  • Grant
  • Kandiyohi
  • Lac qui Parle
  • Lincoln
  • Lyon
  • McLeod
  • Morrison
  • Pope
  • Redwood
  • Renville
  • Stearns
  • Stevens
  • Swift
  • Traverse
  • Yellow Medicine

Previously, state officials say teams assessed the following counties and tribal lands:

  • Becker
  • Beltrami
  • Clearwater
  • Douglas
  • Kittson
  • Mahnomen
  • Marshall
  • Norman
  • Pennington
  • Polk
  • Red Lake
  • Roseau
  • Todd
  • Wadena
  • Wilkin
  • Red Lake Tribal Nation
  • White Earth Tribal Nation