Power Outage in Ellendale, ND
Last report: September 05, 2023
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Ellendale
To report a power outage in Ellendale, North Dakota, located in Dickey County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Otter Tail Power Company
Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc
Northern Electric Coop, Inc
Cass County Electric Cooperative
Western Area Power Administration
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 58436.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Dickey County
Ice Storm. Freezing rain developed over Dickey County, where over a half-inch of liquid precipitation fell in freezing temperatures, with only two inches of snow on the back side of the system. This led to damaged power lines and poles, particularly over the eastern part of the county. Over 150 meters were without power at one point due to the damaged lines and poles.
November 09, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Extensive damage occurred throughout the city of Ellendale and surrounding areas. In Ellendale, many hardwood trees were snapped and others were uprooted, some falling onto homes. A home had almost all the shingles and much of the sheathing torn off the roof, and the garage door was collapsed inward. Some power poles were broken in town, and several power service lines to homes were torn. South of Ellendale to the South Dakota state line, multiple power poles were snapped. At the Ellendale Cemetery, multiple hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and others were uprooted. In parts of Ellendale, ping pong ball size hail accompanied the storm.
June 14, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Some limbs were blown off a few trees, and an old tree blew over and damaged a power pole.
August 23, 2021
Freezing Fog. Multiple days of freezing fog led to rime ice accumulation on power lines in Dickey and LaMoure counties. Approximately 1,300 services in total between the two counties experienced outages. Six power poles, in total, were broken, and some substations went down due to transmission line outages.
February 01, 2021
Multiple days of dense fog combined with below freezing temperatures led to rime ice forming on power lines over portions of south central North Dakota into the southern James River Valley. Many power lines had rime ice accumulations of over three inches diameter, which led to lines sagging and some snapping. This included not only distribution lines, but also main transmission lines which feed power to substations. Approximately 2,000 electric customers suffered power outages, with some outages lasting a couple of days. Through the event, linemen were repairing snapped lines and manually clearing ice off the lines to prevent further breakage. In addition, 14 wooden power poles were broken from the weight of the ice covered lines.
February 01, 2021