Power Outages in Gulf County, FL
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Gulf County, FL across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.1 hours.
Gulf County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Gulf County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Rip Current Statement ×5
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Gulf County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Gulf Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gulf County went about 11.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,252 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 13,252 customers out) · decade average 18.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 244 | 1,755 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 264 | 1,318 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 272 | 4,145 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 445 | 13,252 | 129.4 |
| 2019 | 707 | 2,520 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 521 | 3,601 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 610 | 2,474 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 636 | 2,236 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 606 | 4,532 | 15.4 |
| 2024 | 576 | 4,564 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 576 | 2,799 | 11.1 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 18.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Gulf County: FAQ
- How often does Gulf County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gulf County, FL logged 576 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gulf County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,252 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 10d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Gulf County, FL right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Gulf County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gulf County.
32456, 32465
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/12045 and /api/v1/counties/12045/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers). Live data as of .