Power restored to nearly 2,000 in Whitefish - NBC Montana
Power restored to nearly 2,000 in Whitefish | KECI
WHITEFISH, Mont. — Power was restored to nearly 2,000 people in Whitefish Thursday afternoon, according to the Flathead Electric Outage Center map.
Flathead County officials shared a social media post confirming an outage had occurred, and saying they spoke with Spectrum about the issue.
According to the Flathead Electric Outage Center map, the outage was caused by a motor vehicle accident.
To view the power outage map, click here.
Flathead County released the following information:
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