Power Outages in Lafayette County, MO
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO), Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc, Evergy Metro and Evergy Missouri West in Lafayette County, MO. There is no live feed for City of Ava - (MO), City of Higginsville - (MO), City of Odessa - (MO) and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Lafayette County, MO is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/lafayette-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lafayette County, MO", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/lafayette-county
No active outages are reported by West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO), Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc, Evergy Metro and Evergy Missouri West in Lafayette County.
No live feed for City of Ava - (MO), City of Higginsville - (MO), City of Odessa - (MO) and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
29%of this county's ~17,230 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Ava - (MO), City of Higginsville - (MO), City of Odessa - (MO), Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | Live · county | 0 | 4,911 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Missouri West | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Ava - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Higginsville - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Odessa - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO), Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc, Evergy Metro and Evergy Missouri West reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lafayette 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64076 | 135 | ≤11 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 64067 | 95 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 64037 | 91 | ≤11 | 69 | 0 |
| 64020 | 50 | 0 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 64011 | 33 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 64096 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 64074 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65327 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64097 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64071 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64021 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64001 | ≤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 Lafayette County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lafayette County right now.
Lafayette County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×18
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×15
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Hydrologic Outlook ×2
Latest Lafayette County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 649 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,112 customers out (11% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 110 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 162 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lafayette County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lafayette County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,823 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,597 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 311 | 1,120 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 354 | 1,539 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 322 | 2,210 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 309 | 1,707 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 705 | 2,597 | 8.5 |
| 2020 | 549 | 1,349 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 550 | 2,288 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 502 | 1,939 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 493 | 3,539 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 529 | 3,823 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 521 | 2,127 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Lafayette County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lafayette 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.
- Evergy Missouri West12.1¢308,573 cust
- Evergy Metro13.6¢276,162 cust
- West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO)12.9¢15,556 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 4.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lafayette County: FAQ
- How often does Lafayette County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lafayette County, MO logged 521 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lafayette County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,823 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2024 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Lafayette County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lafayette County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lafayette County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lafayette County.
64001, 64011, 64020, 64021, 64022, 64037, 64067, 64071, 64074, 64076, 64096, 64097
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | 2.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | No live feed | |
| Evergy Missouri West | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Ava - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Odessa - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Higginsville - (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/29107 and /api/v1/counties/29107/history.