Power Outages in Humboldt County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Humboldt County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
Humboldt County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Humboldt County.
No active NWS alerts for Humboldt County right now.
Humboldt County has been under 73 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on September 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×21
- Extreme Heat Watch ×11
- Extreme Heat Warning ×10
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
Latest Humboldt County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 455 customers out (13% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Humboldt County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Humboldt County went about 6.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,243 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 5,243 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 65 | 1,238 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 164 | 5,243 | 9.3 |
| 2017 | 163 | 3,544 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 180 | 1,919 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 188 | 609 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 213 | 2,281 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 183 | 2,848 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 211 | 1,071 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 212 | 960 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 232 | 1,074 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 224 | 2,872 | 6.3 |
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 12% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Humboldt County: FAQ
- How often does Humboldt County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Humboldt County, IA logged 224 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Humboldt County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,243 customers without power, beginning March 24, 2016 and lasting about 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Humboldt County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Humboldt County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Humboldt County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Humboldt County.
50519, 50520, 50529, 50545, 50548, 50558, 50570, 50577, 50582, 50591
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/19091 and /api/v1/counties/19091/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).