Power Outages in Wayne County, IN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Wayne County, IN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Wayne County, IN is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Wayne County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Wayne County has been under 117 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×19
- Flood Advisory ×19
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×16
- Flash Flood Warning ×15
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Air Quality Alert ×11
Latest Wayne County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 40m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,114 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,282 customers out (5.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 14h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,427 customers out (6.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13h 48m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,185 customers out (5.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10h 51m
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,141 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 2,631 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 293 | 2,225 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 205 | 2,631 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 170 | 2,170 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 252 | 2,335 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 445 | 1,382 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 550 | 2,173 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 433 | 1,351 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 481 | 2,371 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 499 | 2,238 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 490 | 2,234 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 427 | 5,141 | 1.6 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 1.1 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 Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, IN logged 427 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,141 customers without power, beginning December 19, 2025 and lasting about 5h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, IN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wayne County, IN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
47324, 47327, 47330, 47335, 47339, 47341, 47345, 47346, 47357, 47370, 47374, 47392, 47393
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/18177 and /api/v1/counties/18177/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Indiana customers).