Power Outages in Howard County, MO
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 40 customers are without power in Howard County, MO across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Howard County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- EVERGY METRO
- Evergy
No active NWS alerts for Howard County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Howard 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 Howard Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Howard County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,708 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,415 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 134 | 782 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 89 | 1,090 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 57 | 1,079 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 75 | 1,082 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 183 | 881 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 191 | 1,170 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 221 | 1,415 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | 207 | 994 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 207 | 980 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 213 | 1,123 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 253 | 2,708 | 4.9 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 4.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Howard County: FAQ
- How often does Howard County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Howard County, MO logged 253 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Howard County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,708 customers without power, beginning October 15, 2025 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Howard County, MO right now?
- Yes — about 40 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Howard County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include EVERGY METRO, Evergy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Howard County.
65230, 65248, 65250, 65254, 65274
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/29089 and /api/v1/counties/29089/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers). Live data as of .