Power Outages in Morris County, KS
DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Herington - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.4 hours.
Morris County, KS is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Morris County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/morris-county
DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro and Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Herington - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,918 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Herington - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Metro | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Herington - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Morris Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67449 | 38 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 66846 | 38 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 66872 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66873 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66849 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 66838 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Morris County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Morris County right now.
Morris County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Morris County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morris County went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,258 customers.
The US EIA reports Kansas utilities averaged 3.2 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 8.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,258 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 125 | 1,258 | 11.3 |
| 2016 | 146 | 1,258 | 13.4 |
| 2017 | 150 | 361 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 158 | 518 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 701 | 1,258 | 31.9 |
| 2020 | 131 | 616 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 173 | 1,258 | 14.0 |
| 2022 | 158 | 686 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | 175 | 369 | 7.1 |
| 2024 | 173 | 1,258 | 10.4 |
| 2025 | 173 | 808 | 8.4 |
Cost of power in Morris County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Morris County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc14.6¢343,712 cust
- Evergy Metro13.2¢247,426 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 11.0 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 Morris County: FAQ
- How often does Morris County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morris County, KS logged 173 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morris County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,258 customers without power, beginning August 30, 2019 and lasting about 1d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Morris County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Morris County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Morris County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morris County.
66838, 66846, 66849, 66872, 66873, 67449
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Herington - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kansas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/20127 and /api/v1/counties/20127/history.