Power Outages in Lucas County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Lucas County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Lucas County, IA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Lucas County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Lucas County has been under 73 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 1, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Dense Fog Advisory ×12
- Extreme Heat Watch ×11
- Flood Watch ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
Latest Lucas County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 382 customers out (9.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lucas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lucas County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,541 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,541 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 147 | 1,990 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 149 | 865 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 140 | 745 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 164 | 780 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 241 | 2,541 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 256 | 326 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 263 | 948 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 272 | 438 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 257 | 564 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 241 | 541 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 240 | 776 | 1.6 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 1.8 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 Lucas County: FAQ
- How often does Lucas County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lucas County, IA logged 240 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lucas County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,541 customers without power, beginning August 20, 2019 and lasting about 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Lucas County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lucas County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lucas County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lucas County.
50049, 50068, 50151, 50238, 50272
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 ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19117 and /api/v1/counties/19117/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).