Several areas in Crookston reported having no power in multiple parts of the town. The Otter Tail Power Company reported that the issue was due to multiple tree issues tangling and taking out wires during the storm on Friday night and into Saturday morning. Numerous tree branches and limbs took out and broke several cross-arms and downed a few conductors, which caused the outage. Otter Tail electric crews were out and restored the lines and power by 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 23.
There was also a case of a pole break-off, but Otter Tail reports that it did not contribute to the power outage.
Otter Tail is reminding people that if they see a downed power line, to stay away from the wires, and call Otter Tail at 800-257-4044 to report a downed power line as soon as possible.
