Power Outages in Itasca County, MN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Itasca County, MN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.3 hours.
Itasca County, MN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Itasca County.
No active NWS alerts for Itasca County right now.
Itasca County has been under 116 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on August 21, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×33
- Extreme Heat Warning ×20
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Fire Weather Watch ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Tornado Warning ×7
Latest Itasca County, MN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 2m
- GREW
Outage grew to 998 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,044 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,042 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,042 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,042 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 602 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20h 44m
Hardest-hit cities in Itasca County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Itasca County went about 9.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,982 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 7,071 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 425 | 2,111 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 567 | 7,071 | 22.8 |
| 2017 | 576 | 4,102 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 503 | 2,168 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 515 | 4,218 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 563 | 3,571 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 635 | 4,578 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 694 | 7,982 | 22.8 |
| 2023 | 616 | 2,267 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 635 | 2,157 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 602 | 5,611 | 9.3 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 8.4 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 Itasca County: FAQ
- How often does Itasca County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Itasca County, MN logged 602 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Itasca County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,982 customers without power, beginning May 30, 2022 and lasting about 3d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Itasca County, MN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Itasca County, MN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Itasca County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include BELTRAMI ELECTRIC COOP, INC, LAKE COUNTRY POWER, NORTH ITASCA ELECTRIC COOP INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Itasca County.
55709, 55716, 55721, 55722, 55742, 55744, 55753, 55764, 55769, 55775, 55781, 55784, 55786, 55793, 56628, 56636, 56637, 56639, 56657, 56659, 56680, 56681, 56688
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE COUNTRY POWER | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BELTRAMI ELECTRIC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| NORTH ITASCA ELECTRIC COOP INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27061 and /api/v1/counties/27061/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers).