Power Outage in Powers Lake, ND
Last report: February 07, 2024
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Powers Lake
To report a power outage in Powers Lake, North Dakota, located in Burke County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative
Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 58773.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Burke County
Dense Fog. Multiple locations lost power as a result of frost accumulating on power lines due to the multi-day dense fog event, with some locations losing power for more than a day. Multiple lines were downed as conductors broke, or snapped. Approximately 30 poles and multiple cross-arms were broken due to the additional weight of the frost on power lines. 26 additional workers were brought in by the local electrical co-op to assist with the damage.
January 15, 2023
Blizzard. Strong winds and heavy snow combined to produce a blizzard. In addition, periods of freezing rain occurred which accreted on power lines. This, combined with strong winds, led to extensive damage to power lines, cross arms, and poles, and thus widespread power outages.
April 23, 2022
Heavy Snow. Powers Lake received 13 inches of snow.
November 28, 2016
Thunderstorm Wind. A camper was blown over four miles west of Powers Lake on Highway 50.
July 05, 2013
Blizzard. Up to seven inches of heavy wet snow combined with winds gusting to near 70 mph to result in widespread blizzard conditions. Travel was impossible due to many roads blocked by snow, along with icy road conditions which resulted from a period of freezing rain which preceeded the snow. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down, leading to a prolonged period of power outages across the county. One of the adverse effects caused by the storm and disruption in power included calve losses.
April 30, 2011