Power Outages in Webster County, IA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Webster County, IA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.2 hours.
Webster County, IA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Webster County.
No active NWS alerts for Webster County right now.
Webster County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Webster County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 511 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Webster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Webster County went about 7.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,490 customers.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 10,470 customers out) · decade average 3.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 178 | 486 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 383 | 11,490 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 393 | 10,470 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 396 | 2,333 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 351 | 962 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 391 | 4,335 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 372 | 3,269 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 456 | 1,319 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 442 | 933 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 427 | 3,134 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 461 | 7,101 | 7.2 |
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 6.9% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High tornadoes exposure · 3.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Webster County: FAQ
- How often does Webster County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Webster County, IA logged 461 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Webster County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,490 customers without power, beginning July 17, 2016 and lasting about 1d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Webster County, IA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Webster County, IA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Webster County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Webster County.
50501, 50516, 50518, 50521, 50523, 50524, 50530, 50532, 50543, 50544, 50557, 50566, 50569, 50594
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/19187 and /api/v1/counties/19187/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Iowa customers).