Power Outages in Okaloosa County, FL
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Okaloosa County, FL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Okaloosa County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Okaloosa County.
No active NWS alerts for Okaloosa County right now.
Okaloosa County has been under 207 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Advisory on August 28, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×50
- Rip Current Statement ×38
- Special Weather Statement ×30
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×16
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×16
- High Surf Warning ×11
Latest Okaloosa County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 721 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 18m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 750 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 28m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 924 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 512 customers out (0.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Okaloosa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Okaloosa County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,842 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 35,842 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,153 | 3,209 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 1,168 | 4,243 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 1,122 | 11,955 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 990 | 9,539 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 1,160 | 5,490 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 823 | 35,842 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 1,012 | 7,298 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 1,085 | 4,219 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 978 | 14,900 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 959 | 13,994 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 982 | 6,218 | 1.8 |
Very High hurricanes exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Okaloosa County: FAQ
- How often does Okaloosa County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Okaloosa County, FL logged 982 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Okaloosa County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,842 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2020 and lasting about 5d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Okaloosa County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Okaloosa County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Okaloosa County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include CHOCTAWHATCHE ELEC COOP, INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Okaloosa County.
32531, 32536, 32539, 32541, 32542, 32544, 32547, 32548, 32567, 32569, 32578, 32579, 32580
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOCTAWHATCHE ELEC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/12091 and /api/v1/counties/12091/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers).