May 2, 2019
Crews battle storm to restore power
By Edna Sailor
Just as farm equipment was readied for the field, Mother Nature furiously pounded an extensive area of Northwestern North Dakota. The destructive spring storm bullied its way across a swath including Mountrail and Williams Counties.
In its nearly two day rampage, the storm managed to lightly touch Williston and Grenora but cut a more heavy, concentrated path toward Ray and Tioga working its way to communities in Mountrail County including Stanley, New Town, Parshall, Plaza and Palermo. Mountrail Williams Electric quickly mobilized to put people and equipment to work upon receiving initial outage reports.
MWEC Public Relations Representative Darren Sand, said Chris Meiers, a Parshall resident who worked with the company for over thirty years, reported Monday morning after the weekend storm, “I have never seen anything like this in my whole 30 years.”
Williams County Public Information Coordinator Jennifer George noted the storm swept through western North Dakota almost to the exact day of a more devastating storm eight years ago. That storm shut down power for about five days.
In its nearly two day rampage, the storm managed to lightly touch Williston and Grenora but cut a more heavy, concentrated path toward Ray and Tioga working its way to communities in Mountrail County including Stanley, New Town, Parshall, Plaza and Palermo. Mountrail Williams Electric quickly mobilized to put people and equipment to work upon receiving initial outage reports.
MWEC Public Relations Representative Darren Sand, said Chris Meiers, a Parshall resident who worked with the company for over thirty years, reported Monday morning after the weekend storm, “I have never seen anything like this in my whole 30 years.”
Williams County Public Information Coordinator Jennifer George noted the storm swept through western North Dakota almost to the exact day of a more devastating storm eight years ago. That storm shut down power for about five days.
