UPDATE: 5:00 p.m. - Nov. 2, 2022
KALISPELL - Flathead Electric Cooperative was reporting the number of members without power has risen close to 18,000 as of 5 p.m.
A total of 166 outages are being reported across the area.
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Over 20,000 customers were impacted, with close to 2, 200 restored so far.
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UPDATE: 3:00 p.m. - Nov. 2, 2022
KALISPELL - Flathead Electric Cooperative was reporting the number of members without power has risen to over 12,000 as of 3 p.m.
A total of 145 outages are being reported across the area.
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The Whitefish Fire Department noted on social media that "there are downed power lines all over the Whitefish area."
People are being asked to use caution while driving near emergency crews.
(seventh report: 2:14 p.m. - Nov. 2, 2022)
KALISPELL - Flathead Electric Cooperative was reporting the number of members without power has once again risen to over 10,000 as of 2:15 p.m.
A total of 118 outages are being reported across the area.
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(sixth report: 1:05 p.m. - Nov. 2, 2022)
KALISPELL - Flathead Electric Cooperative was reporting the number of members without power had fallen from over 10,000 to approximately 6,600 as of 1:05 p.m.
A total of 101 outages are being reported across the area.
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(fifth report: 12:40 p.m. - Nov. 2, 2022)
The number of power outages is continuing to rise in Northwest Montana due to Wednesday's weather.
Flathead Electric Cooperative was reporting the number of members without power had risen to over 10,000 as of 12:40 p.m.
A total of 101 outages are being reported across the area.
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Meanwhile, the number of Mission Valley Power customers that have lost power has fallen from over 1,200 to approximately 500.
The majority of the outages were in the Polson and Pablo areas.
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Helena Flats School in Kalispell, Lakeside Elementary School and Somers Middle School are all closed due to power outages.
(fourth report: 11:08 a.m. - Nov. 2, 2022)
POLSON - The number of Mission Valley Power customers that have lost power has jumped up to over 1,200 as of 11 a.m. Wednesday.
The majority of the outage is in the Pablo area.
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Meanwhile, Flathead Electric Cooperative was reporting the number of members without power had risen to over 5,900 as of 11:05 a.m.
A total of 95 outages are being reported across the area.
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Power outages continue to impact some schools in the area.
Helena Flats School in Kalispell, Lakeside Elementary School and Somers Middle School are all closed due to power outages.
(third report: 10:15 a.m. - Nov. 2, 2022)
KALISPELL - Flathead Electric Cooperative was reporting the number of members without power has grown to over 5,100 as of 10:15 a.m.
A total of 95 outages are being reported across the area.
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Additionally, Mission Valley Power was reporting approximately 500 customers were without power, down from 1,000 earlier on Wednesday.
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Power outages continue to impact some schools in the area.
The latest to close for the day is Helena Flats School in Kalispell due to a complete power outage.
Lakeside Elementary School and Somers Middle School previously announced closures.
(second report: 9:00 a.m. - Nov. 2, 2022)
KALISPELL - Flathead Electric Cooperative was reporting the number of members without power has grown to over 4,600 as of 9 a.m.
A total of 72 outages are being reported across the area.
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Additionally, Mission Valley Power was reporting approximately 900 people without power.
The bulk of the outages are in the Pablo and Ronan area.
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A power outage has also prompted schools in Lakeside and Somers to call off classes for the day.
All of the students were already at school, but will be sent home.
Buses will pick up students at Lakeside Elementary School at 11 a.m. and at Somers Middle School at 11:15 a.m.
(first report: 7:49 a.m. - Nov. 2, 2022)
KALISPELL - Heavy snow and downed trees have brought power outages to Northwest Montana.
Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) was reporting as of 7:45 a.m. that approximately 1,600 members were in the dark.
Scattered outages are being reported from the Whitefish area down into the Swan Valley.
Crews are working to get the lights back on.
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