A tree hangs in a powerline near Blacktail Road on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Flathead Electric Co-op photo)
December 17, 2025
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December 18, 2025 3 p.m.
Outages linger for thousands as another windstorm eyes western Montana
Power returned to about half of the homes that went dark in Wednesday's windstorm after Flathead Electric Cooperative crews worked through the night.
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Intense wind knocks out power to thousands of homes
Damaging winds blasted Northwest Montana early Wednesday morning, cutting power to thousands of homes from Libby to the Flathead Valley.