When will the power be back in Great Falls, MT?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 29, 10,231 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.6 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.5 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Great Falls, Montana — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Great Falls is a city in Cascade County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Great Falls directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Great Falls is a city of about 60,013 residents in Cascade County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Great Falls by name, so this page reports the Cascade County county-wide view, which covers Great Falls. If a serving utility does name Great Falls during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Great Falls: 59401 · 59403 · 59404 · 59405 · 59406 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Great Falls: the closest other places we track are Missoula, about 135 miles to the west; Kalispell, about 149 miles to the west; Billings, about 176 miles to the southeast; Cody, WY, about 232 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Sandpoint, ID (250 mi W), Coeur d'Alene, ID (256 mi W), Hayden, ID (257 mi W), Rathdrum, ID (261 mi W), Post Falls, ID (263 mi W), Liberty Lake, WA (271 mi W), Moscow, ID (273 mi W), Spokane Valley, WA (277 mi W). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Williston, ND (358 mi); southeast toward Sheridan, WY (279 mi); south toward Idaho Falls, ID (280 mi); southwest toward Twin Falls, ID (374 mi); west toward Lewiston, ID (279 mi).
Who serves Great Falls?
We track live outage data from Fergus Electric Coop in Cascade County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Great Falls's last tracked outage began Aug 27, peaked at 276 customers out, and was restored in 9 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Aug 27 — 276 customers out, restored in 9 hours
- Aug 25 — 118 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 25 — 87 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 22 — 36 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Great Falls, MT?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Great Falls area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Great Falls's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Great Falls, MT?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Great Falls area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Great Falls ZIP code — 59401, 59403, 59404, 59405, 59406 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Great Falls, MT?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Cascade County include Fergus Electric Coop; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Great Falls specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Cascade County county-wide view, which covers Great Falls. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Great Falls by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Great Falls. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Missoula (135 mi W) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
