 More than 5,000 homes and businesses were left without power after a severe thunderstorm struck north of Bemidji this morning. Beltrami Electric said most of the affected area is in the Waskish, Kelleyer, Red Lake and Redby areas. Electric crews have been working since the storm hit early this morning and will continue to work until all power has been restored. As of 30 minutes ago, more than 2,500 members remained affected. This is video from Kelleyer where several trees were down and a few homes and buildings damaged as well. He got out here, started helping with the elderly first. Then we worked our way around the community. Everybody seems to be fine. That's the most important thing of a storm like this, that nobody's hurt. It's very important that the elderly and the families at home are okay. There was no warning. I don't believe anyone was warned or anything as far as I haven't heard anybody's warning. Beltrami Electric is posting updates on its Facebook page and members may view a real-time outage map on their website. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.