Minnesota Weather

Plus: the first snowstorm of the season is expected to fall on the Northland on key Thanksgiving travel dates; and the United Way of Bemidji Area is coordinating two toy drives this holiday season.

A weather system moving west to east could bring heavy, blowing snow beginning Tuesday morning, Nov. 25, 2025, to much of the state, with more expected on the North Shore.

Planning for natural disasters minimizes the impact of events that can cause vast economic loss and personal hardship, and plan updates make the county eligible for FEMA funding.

The Minnesota Forestry Association hosted the first of two webinars focused on reforesting the Bemidji area after millions of trees blew down in the June 21, 2025, windstorm.

Leech Lake Band members and their descendants are eligible to receive individual assistance from FEMA following the June 21, 2025, windstorm that swept through the western portion of the reservation.

Westerly winds are expected to sustain between 15 mph and 20 mph, with gusts up to 25-30 mph later in the day Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.

Like all of Minnesota, Leech Lake is vulnerable to a variety of natural hazards such as tornadoes, windstorms, severe winter storms, flooding, drought and extreme temperatures.

President Donald Trump approved disaster relief for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in response to the June 21, 2025, severe storms.

The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce hosted an official from the Small Business Administration to discuss financing the long recovery from the June 21, 2025, storms.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is operating the disaster loan outreach center at Bemidji Fire Station 2 through Oct. 18, 2025. The center is open despite the federal government shutdown.