Power Outage

June is just around the corner, but summer in Missoula is going to have to wait at least a few more days.

Nearly 4,000 Missoula homes are without power in Missoula on Wednesday morning, according to the outage map on Northwestern Energy's website.

Over 6,300 households were suddenly without power early on the coldest morning of the year in the Bitterroot Valley on Thursday, February 6.

You’ve probably noticed something different about the KYSS-FM radio signal the past couple of days.

Dozens of communities around Western Montana reported double digit below zero temperatures on Wednesday night into Thursday, February 6.

A massive line of thunderstorms ripped through eastern Idaho and west-central Montana Friday night, producing lightning strikes and sustained high winds that snapped trees and knocked out power to thousands in the area for several hours.

Monday night's thunderstorms blew through Western Montana bringing hail to the Lolo and Florence area, strong winds to Kalispell and Evergreen and causing problems for firefighters battling a blaze near Phillipsburg.

Power was out for about four hours Sunday night into Monday morning in the Orchard Homes area and parts of midtown Missoula.

Why was there a power failure during Super Bowl XLVII? No one is certain yet, but Superdome authorities and a power provider have agreed to use an outside firm to investigate the cause of the power outage that stopped Sunday's game for 34 minutes...