Photos: Major Thunderstorm Pelts Northwest Montana
A powerful thunderstorm swept across Northwest Montana on May 31, downing trees and power lines across the Flathead Valley and causing widespread power outages. Flathead Electric Cooperative reported nearly 37,000 of its 53,000 members were out of power at the peak of the event.
Hunter D'Antuono
A downed tree and power lines lay over a pair of cars in a driveway in Kalispell after a strong thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A downed tree is tangled in a power line in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Children climb over the historic Spring Prairie Tree at the Kidsports Complex in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm toppled the approximately 300-year-old Ponderosa pine on May 31, 2020. The storm downed many trees and left thousands in the Flathead Valley without power. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A robin calls from a broken branches of the historic Spring Prairie Tree at the Kidsports Complex in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm toppled the approximately 300-year-old Ponderosa pine on May 31, 2020. The storm downed many trees and left thousands in the Flathead Valley without power. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Downed power lines snake through an alley in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A Flathead Electric Cooperative pickup truck is parked at Kelly Rae’s gas station in Batavia on May 31, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
One of numerous uprooted trees in Woodland Park in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Downed trees are piled up on a curb in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A downed power line obstructs 4th Street W near Elrod Elementary School in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A downed tree lays across a fence in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Downed tree branches are piled up on a curb in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A downed tree lays across a fence in Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A downed tree in the street near downtown Kalispell after a powerful thunderstorm swept across the Flathead Valley on May 31, 2020, causing widespread power outages. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
