Power Outages in Howard County, MO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Howard County, MO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Howard County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Howard County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Howard County has been under 56 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 1, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×22
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Flood Watch ×4
- Extreme Heat Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Flood Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Howard County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Howard County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- 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).