A large swath of northern Minnesota was without power Saturday morning after a destructive storm ripped through the area with heavy winds, hail and intense lightning, toppling trees and street signs.
Tornadoes were reported Friday night that formed in western North Dakota and moved east, killing three people in Enderlin, N.D., just an hour west of the Fargo-Moorhead area, which experienced flash flooding, officials said.
Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner said at a news conference Saturday that two men and a woman were killed at two separate locations in Enderlin late Friday.

As the severe storm with winds over 100 miles per hour pushed east, it hit the surrounding Detroit Lakes area before causing significant damage in Bemidji, which was reporting widespread power outages.
Most businesses in Bemidji were closed Saturday morning. Transmitters were down and street lights weren’t working, so intersections were four-way stops. Many street signs and traffic lights were toppled.
With traffic lights down, intersections in Bemidji were increasingly dangerous, with several reported crashes by midmorning. One bicyclist was hit by a truck around 10 a.m. at 5th Street and Bemidji Avenue. Emergency responders provided aid at a chaotic scene trying to direct traffic and get the victim into an ambulance.
Nearby, Heroes Rise Coffee Co. food truck had a long line of customers as most establishments were closed. Jeff VanGrinsven, co-owner of the first responder-owned and -operated coffee roasting company, came to check on the food truck this morning after the storm and decided to open. He said that Heroes Rise had served around 200 customers that morning and that he had never seen the line so long.

With no electricity and a heat index of nearly 90 degrees Saturday, folks will be without air conditioning.