Power Outages in Benton County, MO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Benton County, MO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 33.8 hours.
Benton County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Benton County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Benton County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×20
- Extreme Heat Warning ×17
- Flood Watch ×5
- Extreme Heat Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Benton County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 784 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Benton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Benton County went about 33.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,454 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,540 customers out) · decade average 9.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 222 | 1,784 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 200 | 1,438 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 365 | 907 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 892 | 16,454 | 18.8 |
| 2019 | 632 | 1,684 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 514 | 1,090 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 520 | 3,542 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | 620 | 1,248 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 604 | 2,380 | 10.3 |
| 2024 | 565 | 2,179 | 7.9 |
| 2025 | 685 | 5,540 | 33.8 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 9.4 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 Benton County: FAQ
- How often does Benton County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Benton County, MO logged 685 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 33.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Benton County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,454 customers without power, beginning January 30, 2018 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Benton County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Benton County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Benton County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include EVERGY METRO, Evergy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Benton County.
65325, 65326, 65338, 65345, 65355
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/29015 and /api/v1/counties/29015/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers).