Crews responding to widespread outages following severe weather
6/22 | 9:00 p.m.
As the sun sets on another hot and humid day, we want to take a moment to thank our customers. Your patience and support mean the world to us as our crews continue working tirelessly to restore power across our service area.
Today, 184 dedicated crew members have been out in the field, making steady progress under challenging conditions. We’re incredibly proud of their hard work and commitment.
At some point this evening—hopefully before midnight—our crews will pause to get some much-needed rest. They’ll be back on the job eight hours later, ready to pick up right where they left off. To everyone who has sent kind words, encouragement, or even just a wave—thank you. Your support keeps our teams going.
Below is the most recent information on our restoration efforts.
Bemidji area: Additional materials and equipment needed for continued restoration arrived throughout the day. Unfortunately, due to extensive damage in the area, we’re not yet able to provide an estimated restoration time for specific locations. Crews will be working hard toward full restoration over the next few days, and we hope to provide more targeted updates tomorrow.
Wahpeton area: Crews anticipate restoration will continue in the Sheldon area into Monday evening.
Jamestown: We anticipate that by the end of the night tonight, crews will have restored power to customers north of the railroad tracks. We are still experiencing nested outages and will continue repairs until all customers have been restored.
Jamestown area:
|
Town |
Estimated restoration |
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Ayr |
6/23/2025 8:00 p.m. |
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Bordulac |
6/22/2025 10:00 p.m. |
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Cleveland |
Restored 6/22 |
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Clifford |
6/24/2025 5:00 p.m. |
|
Courtenay |
6/23/2025 5:00 p.m. |
|
Dazey |
6/23/2025 10:00 p.m. |
|
Eckelson |
Restored 6/22 |
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Eldridge |
6/23/2025 8:00 p.m. |
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Erie |
6/23/2025 8:00 p.m. |
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Galesburg |
6/24/2025 5:00 p.m. |
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Kensal |
6/23/2025 4:00 p.m. |
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Medina |
6/22/2025 20:00 |
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Melville |
6/24/2025 5:00 p.m. |
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Page |
6/24/2025 5:00 p.m. |
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Pillsbury |
6/24/2025 5:00 p.m. |
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Rogers |
*Checking on status |
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Sanborn |
Restored 6/22 |
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Spiritwood |
Restored 6/22 |
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Streeter |
Restored 6/22 |
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Urbana |
Restored 6/22 |
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Walum |
Restored 6/22 |
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Wimbledon |
6/23/2025 5:00 p.m. |
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Luverne |
6/23/2025 5:00 p.m. |
If we’ve restored power to your community, but you’re still without electricity, the issue may be specific to your location. Visit otpco.com/outages for more information on what to do after we’ve restored power to your area.
Our restoration process
We understand how difficult it is to be without power, and we want to get everyone back on as quickly and safely as possible. Here’s how our restoration process works:
As soon as it’s safe, our crews begin surveying the system to identify damage and needed repairs. This helps us prioritize and plan the fastest way to restore power. We start repairs with substations and transmission lines—these are the high-voltage lines that carry electricity across large areas. They must be working before we can restore power to individual communities and neighborhoods.
In many locations, we’ve been able to move to fixing main distribution lines that serve large numbers of homes and businesses. This helps bring power back to the greatest number of customers as quickly as possible. This doesn't mean our smaller communities aren't just as important! We're simply trying to be as efficient as we can.
In the coming days, as we finalize repairs on major lines, we’ll move to smaller neighborhood lines and then to individual homes or businesses that still need service.
We encourage you to visit:
- otpco.com/outages for outage information and what to do after we’ve restored power to your area
- otpco.com/SevereWeatherSafety for summer storm safety resources
- otpco.com/GeneratorSafety for generator safety tips
Our Customer Service team is available 24/7. You can report outages by calling 800-257-4044 or 218-739-8877 or online at otpco.com.
We truly appreciate your patience. We’ll provide another update around 10:00 a.m. tomorrow (Monday). Thank you.
6/22 | 2:00 p.m. Update:
Thank you to our customers still without power for your continued patience, trust, and confidence as our crews work safely and efficiently to get energy flowing to your homes and businesses.
We encourage you to visit:
- otpco.com/outages for outage information
- otpco.com/SevereWeatherSafety for summer storm safety resources
- otpco.com/GeneratorSafety for generator safety tips
Our Customer Service team is available 24/7. You can report outages by calling 800-257-4044 or 218-739-8877 or online at otpco.com.
Again, we can't thank you enough for your understanding and patience as we work through this natural disaster. We’ll provide another update around 8:00 this evening. Thank you.
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6/22 | 8:30 a.m. Update:
Thank you to our customers still without power for your continued patience, trust, and confidence as our crews work safely and efficiently to get energy flowing to your homes and businesses.
Today is a new day, and below is the latest on restoration efforts:
🔹 Bemidji: Today we’ll have approximately 50 lineworkers in Bemidji. Crews have restored power to Levinia and portions of the industrial park area, including South Lake Irving. Work continues in portions of the downtown corridor, along with a few outages remaining in the SouthShore area. Work will continue in other parts of Bemidji over the next few days, including the hard-hit northwest side of the lake. Power has been restored in the White Earth and Mahnomen areas. We will have crews in Wilton around noon.
🔹 Crookston area: Restoration is complete.
🔹 Fergus Falls: Restoration from the initial storm is complete. We have additional weather causing approximately 2,000 customers to be without power this morning. Crews are on it.
🔹 Garrison/Rugby areas: Crews were able to restore power to parts of Tuttle last night and work continues there this morning. We anticipate full restoration around noon today. It’s likely we have approximately three hours of work remaining in Bowden.
🔹 Jamestown: We have approximately 3,000 customers without power in Jamestown. Work is likely to continue into late afternoon or early evening today. We anticipate Medina and Cleveland restoration this morning, though there may be some single-home outages for a couple of days. Crews have restored power in Streeter. We anticipate restoring power to the remaining rural communities to the west of Jamestown this morning. Work in the Page area is likely to continue into Tuesday.
🔹 Wahpeton: Crews anticipate restoration will continue in the Sheldon area into Monday evening or Tuesday morning.
We encourage you to visit:
- otpco.com/outages for outage information
- otpco.com/SevereWeatherSafety for summer storm safety resources
- otpco.com/GeneratorSafety for generator safety tips
While our social media team doesn’t have access to customer account information, our Customer Service team is available 24/7. You can report outages by calling 800-257-4044 or 218-739-8877, or online at otpco.com.
We truly appreciate your patience. We’ll provide another update around 2:00 this afternoon. Thank you.
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6/21 | 7:30 p.m. Update:
We truly appreciate your patience. We’ll provide another update around 9:00 a.m. tomorrow (Sunday) morning.
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6/21 | 2:30 p.m. Update:
We understand how difficult it is to be without power, especially during severe weather and in the summer heat. Please know that safety remains our top priority.
The recent storm system caused significant damage to our electric system. Our crews are working around the clock in challenging conditions to assess the damage and restore power as quickly and safely as possible.
Here’s the latest on restoration efforts:
🔹 Bemidji: Some areas have been restored, and crews are continuing work to bring more customers back online. We aim to restore power to downtown and SouthShore areas by the end of the day, but plans may change as assessments continue. Unfortunately, due to the extent of the damage, some areas may be without power for 3-4 days.
🔹 Crookston area: Restoration is targeted for late this evening.
🔹 Mahnomen: Crews are making steady progress and expect to restore power late this evening.
🔹 Fergus Falls: Most power has been restored. Full restoration is expected by the end of the day.
🔹 Garrison/Rugby areas: Restoration is expected this evening. Crews are currently patrolling the Tuttle area.
🔹 Jamestown: Crews are actively patrolling and assessing the area.
🔹 Wahpeton: Power has been restored. Crews are now working in the Sheldon area, where damage is extensive. Restoration efforts may continue into Monday evening or Tuesday morning.
We encourage you to visit:
- otpco.com/outages for outage information
- otpco.com/SevereWeatherSafety for summer storm safety resources
- otpco.com/GeneratorSafety for generator safety tips
While we’re unable to monitor social media after hours and our social media team doesn’t have access to customer account information, our Customer Service team is available 24/7. You can report outages by calling 800-257-4044 or 218-739-8877, or online at otpco.com.
We know this is frustrating, and we truly appreciate your patience. Our team, your neighbors and fellow community members, are committed to restoring power safely and efficiently. We won’t stop until every light is back on.
We’ll provide another update around 7:00 p.m.
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Crews are working to restore power to thousands of customers following a powerful storm system that swept through the region the evening of June 20. The storm brought multiple tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail across large parts of our company’s service area.
Communities have reported wind gusts up to 94 mph, contributing to significant damage. As of this morning, more than 20,000 Otter Tail Power customers are without power. Crews are patrolling lines to address known issues and search for issues yet to be identified.
“We are grateful for the patience and resilience of our customers,” said Stephanie Hoff, Director of Communications. “Our crews are making steady progress, and we are prioritizing safety while working to restore service as quickly as possible.”
Customers are urged to:
- Report outages at otpco.com or by calling 800-257-4044.
- Stay away from downed power lines and report them immediately.
- Refer to our online outage map for known remaining outages.
We will continue to provide updates as restoration efforts progress.