Missoulian Staff
A wind storm toppled trees Wednesday, slowing traffic and causing power outages throughout Missoula and across the state.
A National Weather Service sensor recorded gusts of 125 mph on Mount Sentinel. NorthWestern Energy crews expected to have power restored to everyone in Missoula and Hamilton by midnight Thursday, said Jo Dee Black, a public relations specialist for NorthWestern Energy.
Marie Anderson is an Urban Forestry Specialist with Missoula Parks and Recreation and was monitoring trees being buffeted by the winds in the University District. The ground isn t frozen right now, but is extremely wet, Anderson said. Because of this, many trees with shallow root systems were at risk of falling.
We re getting back to the winter we were having leading up to yesterday. Sunny skies for most of Alberta and in Edmonton, temperatures slightly above zero this afternoon.