Power Outages in Bates County, MO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Bates County, MO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.0 hours.
Bates County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Bates County.
No active NWS alerts for Bates County right now.
Bates County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently — most recently a Flood Advisory on July 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Bates County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bates County went about 11.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,782 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,486 customers out) · decade average 6.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 122 | 738 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 153 | 624 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 203 | 1,550 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 170 | 679 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 541 | 1,486 | 12.8 |
| 2020 | 329 | 2,782 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 384 | 838 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 398 | 912 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 431 | 1,149 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 389 | 1,204 | 10.1 |
| 2025 | 422 | 1,690 | 11.0 |
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 4.7% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 6.5 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 Bates County: FAQ
- How often does Bates County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bates County, MO logged 422 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bates County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,782 customers without power, beginning May 4, 2020 and lasting about 1d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Bates County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bates County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bates County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include EVERGY METRO, Evergy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bates County.
64720, 64722, 64723, 64730, 64745, 64779
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 ✓ | — |
| Evergy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29013 and /api/v1/counties/29013/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers).