GREAT FALLS — We have received reports of a power outage affecting some people west and northwest of Great Falls. We first received word of the outage just before 1:30 a.m.
According to the outage map on NorthWestern Energy's website there have been outages confirmed in the Vaughn and Sun Prairie areas, and in/around Power.
The outage is affecting at least 213 customers in and around Vaughn; NorthWestern Energy says that they expect power to be restored by 3:30 a.m. on Sunday.
In the Power area, at least 90 customers are without power, and service is expected to be restored by 3:30 a.m.
There is no word at this point from the utility company on the cause of the outages.
NorthWestern Energy posted on Facebook at 1:33 a.m.: "We are aware of an outage in the Great Falls Area and have crews in route to diagnose the problem. Thank you for your patience while we work to remedy the situation."
