Power Outages in Shelby County, IA
As of September 2, 2026 21:41 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Shelby County, IA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.
Shelby County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Shelby County right now.
Shelby County has been under 65 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on August 20, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×19
- Extreme Heat Warning ×13
- Extreme Heat Watch ×12
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Shelby County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Shelby Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shelby County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,018 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,046 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35 | 1,017 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 83 | 401 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 94 | 468 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 234 | 927 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 182 | 618 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 223 | 426 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 277 | 638 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 222 | 562 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 242 | 1,540 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 300 | 1,046 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 304 | 2,018 | 5.2 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Shelby County: FAQ
- How often does Shelby County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shelby County, IA logged 304 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shelby County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,018 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 1d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Shelby County, IA right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Shelby County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shelby County.
51446, 51447, 51527, 51530, 51531, 51537, 51562, 51565, 51570, 51578
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/19165 and /api/v1/counties/19165/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers). Live data as of .