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Record-Breaking Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands In Montana Powerful winds whipped across the state Wednesday toppling trees, power poles and knocking out electricity to thousands of Montanans. Anyone hiking Wednesday morning on Missoula’s Mount Sentinel, just east of the University of Montana got a lot more fresh air than they bargained for.  According to a still unofficial report from the local National Weather Service office, an incredible 125 mile-per-hour wind gust was measured at the top of the popular hiking spot. According to National Weather Service Great Falls, new January wind...

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 i...

Deadly Northwest Storm Traps Idaho Miners, Causes Sewage Spill in Puget Sound The Weather Channel 1/14/2021 Ron Brackett Replay Video UP NEXT The Pacific Northwest was still reeling Thursday morning from a deadly storm that triggered landslides, toppled hundreds of trees and caused widespread power outages. More than 150,000 homes and businesses in Washington and Oregon were still without electricity early Thursday, according to poweroutage.us. Another 49,000 customers in Idaho and Montana were also in the dark. The power outages were being blamed for failures at wastewater...

Powerful winds causing havoc across parts of Montana Iszabel Odden and last updated 2021-01-13 20:18:15-05 GREAT FALLS — The powerful winds rocking most of Montana today are causing widespread damage. The National Weather Service in Great Falls said: "If there is any way you can avoid travel for the remainder of the afternoon across north-central and central Montana, please do so. This is an extreme wind event even for this area." The strongest wind gust recorded in Great Falls as of early Wednesday afternoon was 76 miles per hour; stronger gusts have been recorded in other areas, notabl...

Avalanche Danger Requires Caution This Week The Missoula Avalanche Center is busy, watching the snow and wind create some hazardous conditions in our area. In their Tuesday morning advisory, the center listed warning levels as "High" on leeward slopes and "Considerable" on all slopes. Wind-drifted snow seems to be the main culprit. As an example, a 79 mile per hour gust was noted on Mount Sentinel. Elsewhere, winds up to 35 mph were common. Avoid traveling on wind loaded slopes is the advice of the day. You add the wind-loaded areas on top of some weak layers and the possibility of a large av...