Jun. 23—JAMESTOWN — Otter Tail Power Co. restored power to its customers north of the railroad tacks at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday, June 22, it said on its website at 10 a.m. Monday, June 23.
Otter Tail Power said it is still experiencing nested outages and will continue to make repairs until power has been restored to all customers.
If power was restored but anybody is still without electricity, the company said the issues might be specific to a particular location. Visit
for more information on what to do after we’ve restored power to your area.
Otter Tail Power says nested outages can be caused by localized damage, blown fuses or faulty equipment, service line issues, meter or panel problems or manual isolation.
More than 400 customers in Stutsman County are without power as of about 11:30 a.m. Monday, according to the company’s power outage map.
Two storms moved through Jamestown Friday evening and early Saturday. The storms caused power outages to more than 20,000 Otter Tail Power customers in its service area in Minnesota and North Dakota. The company said multiple tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail occurred in large portions of its service area and wind gusts of up to 94 mph contributed to “significant damage.
Power for the following towns is estimated to be restored on Monday, June 23, in the following communities near Jamestown: Ayr: 8 p.m.; Courtenay, 5 p.m.; Dazey, 10 p.m.; Eldridge, 8 p.m.; Erie, 8 p.m.; Kensal, 4 p.m.; Luverne, 5 p.m.; and Wimbledon, 5 p.m.
Power for the following towns is estimated to be restored at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, at:
* Clifford
* Galesburg
* Luverne
* Melville
* Page
* Pillsbury
* Rogers
Otter Tail Power crews are checking the status in Bordulac and Medina.
The company said Monday evening, June 22, its process is to identify damage and needed repairs, beginning with repairs to substations and transmission lines, which must be repaired before power can be restored to communities. It said in many locations, it has been able to move to fixing main distribution lines that serve many homes and businesses, which brings power to the largest number of customers as soon as possible. The company expects to be finalizing repairs, then move to smaller neighborhood lines and then individual homes or businesses that need service.
Otter Tail will provide another update at about 6 p.m. Monday, June 23.
The company’s outage map and other information is available at
. Customer outages can be reported by calling 800-257-4044 or 218-739-8877 or online at
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The city of Jamestown lifted its restrictions for water and sewer and residents may resume normal usage, according to the city engineer’s office.
The cityhas not yet determined if tree cleanup along streets and avenues will take place. A decision will be made in the near future, the city engineer’s office said.
The city is focusing its efforts on fully restoring water, sanitary and storm sewer services.
Residents may view city licensed contractors on the city’s website, www.JamestownND.gov.