Power Outages in Norman County, MN
As of September 3, 2026 23:55 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Norman County, MN across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
Norman County, MN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- WILD RICE ELECTRIC COOP, INC
- RED RIVER VALLEY COOP PWR ASSN
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Norman County has been under 70 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on September 3, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×23
- Extreme Heat Warning ×18
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×8
- Tornado Watch ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Norman 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 Norman Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Norman County went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 928 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 846 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 91 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 91 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 8 | 91 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 15 | 928 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 846 | 13.8 |
| 2023 | 28 | 596 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 37 | 579 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 165 | 762 | 6.7 |
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Norman County: FAQ
- How often does Norman County, MN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Norman County, MN logged 165 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Norman County, MN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 928 customers without power, beginning June 8, 2020 and lasting about 10h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Norman County, MN right now?
- Yes — about 5 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Norman County, MN?
- Tracked electric providers include RED RIVER VALLEY COOP PWR ASSN, WILD RICE ELECTRIC COOP, INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Norman County.
56510, 56519, 56541, 56545, 56548, 56550, 56574, 56581, 56584
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILD RICE ELECTRIC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| RED RIVER VALLEY COOP PWR ASSN | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/27107 and /api/v1/counties/27107/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Minnesota customers). Live data as of .