Power Outages in Chickasaw County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Chickasaw County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
Chickasaw County, IA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Chickasaw County.
No active NWS alerts for Chickasaw County right now.
Chickasaw County has been under 53 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 1, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Extreme Heat Warning ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Extreme Heat Watch ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
Hardest-hit cities in Chickasaw County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chickasaw County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,854 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,141 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56 | 399 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 106 | 643 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 157 | 1,401 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 173 | 642 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 171 | 858 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 178 | 1,439 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 176 | 1,141 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 249 | 1,854 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 313 | 167 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 292 | 1,286 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 229 | 1,130 | 4.0 |
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 3.7% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Chickasaw County: FAQ
- How often does Chickasaw County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chickasaw County, IA logged 229 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chickasaw County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,854 customers without power, beginning June 22, 2022 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Chickasaw County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Chickasaw County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Chickasaw County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), BUTLER COUNTY RURAL ELEC COOP - (IA), HEARTLAND POWER COOP, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, MIENERGY COOPERATIVE.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chickasaw County.
50603, 50630, 50645, 50658, 50659, 52154
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| HEARTLAND POWER COOP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| MIENERGY COOPERATIVE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BUTLER COUNTY RURAL ELEC COOP - (IA) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19037 and /api/v1/counties/19037/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).