Power Outages in Barren County, KY
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 95 customers are without power in Barren County, KY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Barren County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Barren County right now.
Barren County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 12, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Barren 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 Barren Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barren County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,038 customers.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 11,038 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81 | 691 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 106 | 1,376 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 93 | 588 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 137 | 1,241 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 387 | 1,651 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 532 | 3,158 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 561 | 2,379 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 629 | 2,431 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 562 | 11,038 | 25.2 |
| 2024 | 586 | 6,510 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 614 | 3,703 | 4.9 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Barren County: FAQ
- How often does Barren County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barren County, KY logged 614 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barren County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,038 customers without power, beginning June 26, 2023 and lasting about 3d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Barren County, KY right now?
- Yes — about 95 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Barren County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barren County.
42123, 42127, 42130, 42131, 42141, 42156
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky (statewide) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/21009 and /api/v1/counties/21009/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kentucky customers). Live data as of .