I-90 between Lookout Pass to St. Regis was closed on Thursday for 12 hours due to flooding as a result of rain and snow melt. (Photo courtesy of Erik Tobiason Goyette).
February 15, 2017
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February 15, 2017 3:09 p.m.
School closures and power outages add to weather woes
The weather took a radical change of direction last week, causing havoc around western Montana, including Mineral County. The week started with temperatures dipping into the freezing range and heavy snowfall. By Thursday, temperatures rose up to 44 degrees with rain, causing wide spread snow melt which resulted in flooding.