Power Outages in Lafayette County, MO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Lafayette County, MO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Lafayette County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Lafayette County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Lafayette County has been under 52 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×19
- Extreme Heat Warning ×15
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
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 1h 2m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 648 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,353 customers out (22% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 44m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 509 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 19, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 793 customers out (7.5% 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.
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 |
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 1.1% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
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 METRO, Evergy.
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| Evergy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29107 and /api/v1/counties/29107/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers).