Power Outages in Barton County, MO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Barton County, MO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Barton County, MO is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Barton County.
No active NWS alerts for Barton County right now.
Barton County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 11, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Barton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barton County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,086 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,538 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33 | 329 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 46 | 111 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 81 | 3,504 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 48 | 4,086 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 562 | 2,538 | 14.8 |
| 2020 | 199 | 1,793 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 247 | 1,819 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | 237 | 2,868 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 211 | 1,333 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 196 | 662 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 213 | 1,050 | 4.8 |
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 100% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 5.0 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 Barton County: FAQ
- How often does Barton County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barton County, MO logged 213 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barton County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,086 customers without power, beginning May 7, 2018 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Barton County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Barton County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Barton County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include EVERGY METRO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barton County.
64748, 64759, 64762, 64769
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 ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29011 and /api/v1/counties/29011/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers).