Power Outages in Buchanan County, MO
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Buchanan County, MO across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Buchanan County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Evergy
- EVERGY METRO
No active NWS alerts for Buchanan County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Buchanan 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 Buchanan Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Buchanan County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,498 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 22,861 customers out) · decade average 9.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 650 | 1,539 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 918 | 15,672 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 843 | 13,009 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | 854 | 10,215 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 1,016 | 9,898 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 1,008 | 22,861 | 33.1 |
| 2021 | 948 | 21,102 | 19.2 |
| 2022 | 1,013 | 12,981 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 921 | 12,623 | 8.6 |
| 2024 | 964 | 23,498 | 7.7 |
| 2025 | 904 | 7,029 | 7.1 |
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 4.4% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 9.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Buchanan County: FAQ
- How often does Buchanan County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Buchanan County, MO logged 904 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Buchanan County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,498 customers without power, beginning April 24, 2024 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Buchanan County, MO right now?
- Yes — about 5 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Buchanan County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include EVERGY METRO, Evergy.
St. Joseph. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Buchanan County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Buchanan County.
64401, 64440, 64443, 64448, 64484, 64501, 64503, 64504, 64506, 64507
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/29021 and /api/v1/counties/29021/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers). Live data as of .