High Wind in Lower Clark Fork Region, Montana

Winds were gusting to 50 mph when the power went out in western Mineral County around 3:13am MST on March 12. There were a lot of power outages in western Sanders County from Thompson Falls to Heron. There were still people without power as of 2:00 am MST March 13. Northern Lights also had 10,265 members affected, as of 1:00 am MST March 13, 6,085 have been restored. Still 4180 without power. Schools were closed in Noxon, resulting in Picture Day needing to be rescheduled.

An impressive, long-duration atmospheric river brought copious snowfall and high winds to western Montana. Some high-elevation areas received a few feet of snow. Impacts from this storm included power outages and impacts to travel.