Power Outages in Polk County, FL
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Polk County, FL across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Polk County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Polk County right now.
Polk County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Heat Advisory ×1
Latest Polk County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 940 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 37m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 967 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 707 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,670 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Polk 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 Polk Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Polk County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 209,976 customers.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 130,427 customers out) · decade average 11.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 922 | 6,649 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 780 | 9,579 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 806 | 130,427 | 43.0 |
| 2018 | 863 | 6,703 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 643 | 9,709 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 746 | 16,293 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 649 | 14,350 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 518 | 203,470 | 32.0 |
| 2023 | 537 | 21,061 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 434 | 209,976 | 34.3 |
| 2025 | 547 | 13,566 | 2.3 |
Very High hurricanes exposure · 11.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Polk County: FAQ
- How often does Polk County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Polk County, FL logged 547 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Polk County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 209,976 customers without power, beginning October 9, 2024 and lasting about 34d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Polk County, FL right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Polk County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Lakeland, Winter Haven. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Polk County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Polk County.
33801, 33803, 33805, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33812, 33813, 33815, 33823, 33827, 33830, 33835, 33837, 33838, 33839, 33840, 33841, 33843, 33844, 33847, 33849, 33850, 33851, 33853, 33854, 33855, 33856, 33858, 33859, 33860, 33867, 33868, 33877, 33880, 33881, 33884, 33897, 33898, 34759
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/12105 and /api/v1/counties/12105/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers). Live data as of .