Wind Leaves Much of County in the Dark

Wind leaves much of county in the dark

The powerful wind storm that blasted western Montana last week shuttered Jefferson County schools and knocked out power for thousands of users in Basin, Boulder, Clancy, and beyond, marking the area’s longest blackout in decades.

NorthWestern Energy Crews Responding to Wind-Related Outages Across Montana

BUTTE, DECEMBER 17 – Strong winds across Montana today have caused power outages and interruptions to communications infrastructure. Some customers who called NorthWestern Energy's Customer Care line earlier may have experienced dropped calls due to these conditions. More than 35,000 NorthWestern Energy customers in Montana experienced an outage today. NorthWestern Energy crews and contractor...