Gianforte declares disaster after storm wallops Mineral County
A powerful wind and rainstorm knocked over trees across Missoula and Mineral counties last month. (Daily Montanan photo)
Gov. Greg Gianforte issued an executive order last week declaring a disaster in Missoula and Mineral counties.
“A recent severe thunderstorm toppled trees and downed power poles in the Missoula area, leaving too many residents without power. I appreciate the rapid response of our electric cooperatives to restore power to affected communities,” Gianforte said. “Today’s disaster declaration is a next step to help residents and coops in the area recover.”
On July 24, a severe thunderstorm – with wind speeds of 81 mph, lightning, heavy rain, and gusts up to 109 mph – caused damages to power poles across western Montana leaving tens of thousands of customers of Missoula Electric and Northwestern Energy without power.
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