Monday evening a major storm rolled into Yellowstone National Park in the early evening, impacting the southern portion of the park, primarily in the Lake Village area.

“Monday night’s storm event hit the Lake area very hard,” said Superintendent Cam Sholly. “The National Park Service team and our partners quickly stabilized the situation and got recovery efforts started immediately.”

During the storm, several hundred trees were blown down throughout the area including around the Lake Hotel, Lake Lodge, Lake Medical Clinic, Lake General Store, Lake employee housing areas and Bridge Bay Campground and marina, according to a press release from park officials. Multiple buildings and vehicles were struck by trees including a building that is adjacent to the Lake Hotel. Several buildings were evacuated and remain closed for cleanup and repairs.    

The hotel and clinic lost commercial power for approximately 24 hours while crews cleared trees from roads, campgrounds and critical infrastructure.  

Crews continue to clear trees from roads, campgrounds and critical infrastructure and doing damage assessments and cleaning up the area. Power was restored to the area on Tuesday evening.  

As of Wednesday, Bridge Bay Campground and marina remained without power.