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Severe Lightning Storm Turns Off Power for 2,000 Residents in East Missoula, Bonner and Milltown

Jon King — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:48:19 +0000

A severe lightning storm turned off the lights for approximately 2,000 Montana residents at around 3:00 p.m. May 22. According to Northwest Energy Spokesman Butch Larcombe, the outage appears to have been caused by a lightning strike directly on a power line. One resident witnessed the strike and told Larcombe that it had “turned the [...]

Lightning Storm Sparks New Fires [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:36:09 +0000

Wednesday evening’s lightning storm sparked several wildfires throughout western Montana. Fire Information Officer for the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Paula Short said Thursday morning that fires were burning from the Florence area all the way to Beavertail Hill. Short said several local, state and federal agencies were busy fighting these small fires, and [...]

Lightning Strike at Pocono NASCAR Race Kills 1 Fan, Injures 9 Others

Joe Student — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:11:49 +0000

A lightning strike in a parking lot outside a NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday killed one fan and injured nine others, race officials said. Two people were taken to area hospitals in critical condition immediately after the strike near the Long Pond, Pa. facility, officials said. Track president Brandon Igdalsky later notified the [...]

Severe Weather Awareness

Scott Shannon — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:39:52 +0000

Thursday's record amount of rainfall prompted some research.