BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (FOX 9) - Still cleaning up from damaging storms that rolled through the region on June 21, Beltrami County Emergency Management says the state fell S800,000 short of damages needed to be eligible to request federal assistance to help with cleanup efforts.

Beltrami County storm damage

What we know:

In a social media post on Wednesday, the agency said it had assessed roughly $8.3 million in tree damage, using a formula based on the average number of trees per acre, combined with the amount of acreage that was impacted, to estimate the total tree loss.

The agency said that number is likely to increase as final assessments are made.

However, for Minnesota to qualify to be eligible for a federal declaration, approximately $10.7 million in damages is needed betwee

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