Power Outages in Story County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Story County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Story County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Story County.
No active NWS alerts for Story County right now.
Story County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Story County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Amesno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Story County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,836 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 35,836 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 229 | 1,579 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 278 | 1,134 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 290 | 1,148 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 332 | 1,909 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 461 | 1,902 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 537 | 35,836 | 31.3 |
| 2021 | 546 | 3,778 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 546 | 15,704 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 500 | 6,111 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 544 | 5,278 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 585 | 2,318 | 1.1 |
Relatively High tornadoes exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Story County: FAQ
- How often does Story County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Story County, IA logged 585 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Story County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,836 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 11d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Story County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Story County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Story County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
Ames. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Story County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Story County.
50010, 50012, 50013, 50014, 50046, 50055, 50056, 50105, 50124, 50134, 50154, 50201, 50236, 50248, 50278
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 ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19169 and /api/v1/counties/19169/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).