Power Outages in Howell County, MO
Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Mountain View - (MO), City of West Plains - (MO) and City of Willow Springs - (MO). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.2 hours.
Howell County, MO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/howell-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Howell County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/howell-county
Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Mountain View - (MO), City of West Plains - (MO) and City of Willow Springs - (MO): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~41,107 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Mountain View - (MO), City of West Plains - (MO), City of Willow Springs - (MO). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Mountain View - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of West Plains - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Willow Springs - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Howell Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65775 | 435 | 19 | 391 | ≤11 |
| 65548 | 139 | ≤11 | 123 | 0 |
| 65793 | 104 | ≤11 | 89 | 0 |
| 65626 | 32 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 65789 | 30 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 65790 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 65788 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65777 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65688 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Howell County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Howell County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Howell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Howell County went about 15.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,032 customers.
The US EIA reports Missouri utilities averaged 6.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 15.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 4,534 customers out) · decade average 4.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 93 | 1,364 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 182 | 3,422 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 178 | 562 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 207 | 1,166 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 285 | 7,032 | 11.3 |
| 2024 | 222 | 1,243 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 246 | 4,534 | 15.2 |
Cost of power in Howell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Howell County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc13.1¢23,203 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 4.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Howell County: FAQ
- How often does Howell County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Howell County, MO logged 246 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Howell County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,032 customers without power, beginning January 25, 2023 and lasting about 3d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Howell County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Howell County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Howell County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Howell County.
65548, 65688, 65775, 65777, 65788, 65789, 65790, 65793
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Mountain View - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of West Plains - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Willow Springs - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29091 and /api/v1/counties/29091/history.