Power Outages in Atchison County, KS
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Atchison County, KS. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Atchison County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Atchison County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Atchison County has been under 60 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 1, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×18
- Extreme Heat Warning ×15
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
Latest Atchison County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 16m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 870 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,575 customers out (18% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,575 customers out (18% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,566 customers out (18% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,566 customers out (18% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,566 customers out (18% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,566 customers out (18% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Atchison County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Atchison County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,858 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,858 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 251 | 985 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 272 | 1,111 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 306 | 1,336 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 375 | 2,053 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 716 | 679 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 346 | 1,680 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 384 | 4,858 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | 361 | 1,140 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 367 | 2,082 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 383 | 724 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 401 | 1,374 | 2.1 |
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 1.3% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Atchison County: FAQ
- How often does Atchison County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Atchison County, KS logged 401 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Atchison County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,858 customers without power, beginning April 22, 2021 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Atchison County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Atchison County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Atchison County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include EVERGY METRO, Evergy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Atchison County.
66002, 66016, 66023, 66041, 66058
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERGY METRO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| Evergy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/20005 and /api/v1/counties/20005/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kansas customers).