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On July 4, 1999, storms caused serious damage to nearly 400,000 acres
(over 600 square miles) of forests in and around Minnesota's Boundary
Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). The links below provide access
to information relating to the blowdown event, and to the increased
possibility of wildfire that it brings to the region.
Map Collection
Maps compiled for use by the Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS)
in preparing for possible wildfire incidents in the area.
Photo Galleries
Photos of the damage taken during recovery efforts during the
days following the storm.
The Morning After
Assessing the Damage
Storm Damage Assessment Viewer
An interactive application for viewing a computer-derived damage
assessment map based on "before" and "after" Landsat satellite images
of the area.
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