Power Outage in Biddle, MT
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Biddle
To report a power outage in Biddle, Montana, located in Powder River County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Powder River Energy Corporation
Tongue River Electric Coop Inc
Black Hills Energy
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 59314.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Powder River County
The Richard Spring Fire started on Sunday, August 8th around 230pm MDT 10 miles southwest of Colstrip. It was caused by a coal seam. The wildfire burned 171,130 acres.|When the fire started, winds were gusting to 20 mph, but a strong cold front moved through the fire Sunday night with gusts to 45 mph. The fire resulted in Highways 212 and 39 to be closed at times for several days. Widespread power outages occurred for several days as well. The wildfire forced several evacuations in Lame Deer and Ashland along with several other small communities. In addition, 12 secondary structures were lost. For more detailed information, please see the latest GACC (Geographic Area Coordination Center) Detailed Situation Report.
August 08, 2021
High Wind. Power outages were reported in Broadus.
November 29, 2017
Thunderstorm Wind. Eleven power poles were snapped along Highway 212 between Ashland and Broadus. This resulted in power outages that lasted two days.
July 01, 2015
Thunderstorm Wind. Tree limbs were down, as well as power outages across Broadus.
June 18, 2015
A strong early Fall storm system moved into the Northern Rockies bringing significant snow to portions of the Billings Forecast Area. Heavy snow fell mainly along and south of a Livingston-Billings-Miles City-Baker line. The heaviest snowfall occurred along the eastern foothills of the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains where up to two feet of snow fell. The main impacts from this storm were significant tree damage along with power outages as deciduous trees were still holding their leaves and northeast winds gusting over 20 mph added additional stress to trees and power lines.
October 04, 2013