Power Outages in Black Hawk County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Black Hawk County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Black Hawk County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Black Hawk County.
No active NWS alerts for Black Hawk County right now.
Black Hawk County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 16, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Black Hawk County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 15, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,289 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Black Hawk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Waterloono active outage
- Cedar Fallsno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Black Hawk County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 32,746 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 12,895 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 329 | 2,391 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 683 | 32,746 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 743 | 8,304 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 751 | 17,227 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 763 | 14,037 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 686 | 8,078 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 661 | 2,798 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 742 | 3,477 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 774 | 1,834 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 789 | 7,552 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 805 | 12,895 | 2.7 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 59.7% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 1.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Black Hawk County: FAQ
- How often does Black Hawk County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Black Hawk County, IA logged 805 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Black Hawk County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 32,746 customers without power, beginning September 22, 2016 and lasting about 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Black Hawk County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Black Hawk County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Black Hawk County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Waterloo, Cedar Falls. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Black Hawk County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Black Hawk County.
50613, 50623, 50626, 50634, 50643, 50648, 50651, 50667, 50701, 50702, 50703, 50707
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19013 and /api/v1/counties/19013/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).