Power Outage in Scranton, ND
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Scranton
To report a power outage in Scranton, North Dakota, located in Bowman County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Slope Electric Coop Inc
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 58653.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Bowman County
Thunderstorm Wind. Power lines were down near Griffin.
July 20, 2017
Tornado. This tornado crossed the state line from Bowman County, North Dakota, into Harding County, South Dakota, in the National Weather Service Rapid City County Warning Area.||The total path length of the tornado was nearly four miles. In Bowman County it was on the ground for a little more than two and a half miles and in Harding County for about a mile and a quarter.||In North Dakota the tornado did damage on a farm near 45.96 north latitude and 103.41 west longitude, about one mile north of the county and state line. On that farm outbuildings and fences were damaged and trees were uprooted. The farm house had shingles torn from the roof. Also, 21 wooden power poles were damaged to varying degree. The tornado damage corresponded to higher end EF1 and from that wind speeds were estimated to be around 105 mph. In South Dakota the tornado impacted no structures and for that segment it was rated EF0, with lower wind speeds. The overall tornado is rated EF1.||See StormData entries for this tornado from Harding County.
June 30, 2015
Blizzard. Up to six inches of heavy wet snow combined with winds gusting to around 65 mph to result in widespread blizzard conditions. Travel was nearly impossible due to whiteout conditions and area roads blocked by snow. Multiple trees and power lines were knocked down, leading to power outages across portions of the county.
April 30, 2011
Blizzard. Wind gusts to near 50 mph combined with falling snow and existing loose snow cover to create widespread blizzard conditions across Bowman County. The strong winds and blizzard conditions resulted in additional downed power lines and delayed the repair of existing downed power lines. The total estimated damage from this storm (January 18th through January 25th) was over one million dollars.
January 24, 2010
Winter Storm. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow spread north across the local area. Precipitation eventually changed over to all snow, with up to two inches of accumulations reported by early Saturday morning. Hazardous travel conditions and continued power outages resulted.
January 22, 2010