Power Outages in Lawrence County, MO
Is there a power outage in Lawrence County, MO right now? None reported. As of October 20, 2026 00:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO), New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc and Webster Electric Coop in Lawrence County, MO. There is no live feed for City of Monett - (MO), City of Mount Vernon - (MO) and Empire District Electric Co.
Lawrence County, MO is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 56.1 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 00:45 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lawrence County, MO", live data as of October 20, 2026 00:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/lawrence-county
No active outages are reported by Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO), New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc and Webster Electric Coop in Lawrence County.
No live feed for City of Monett - (MO), City of Mount Vernon - (MO) and Empire District Electric Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Lawrence County, MO
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Empire District Electric Co, City of Monett - (MO), Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO), New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc and City of Mount Vernon - (MO); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
33%of this county's ~18,991 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Monett - (MO), City of Mount Vernon - (MO), Empire District Electric Co. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | Live · county | 0 | 6,147 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 44 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Webster Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Monett - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Mount Vernon - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO), New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc and Webster Electric Coop 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 Lawrence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65712 | 122 | ≤11 | 97 | 0 |
| 65705 | 63 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 65769 | 41 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 65723 | 41 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 65707 | 34 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 65756 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65654 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64873 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64848 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Lawrence County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lawrence County right now.
Lawrence County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flash Flood Warning on October 14, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Lawrence County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 262 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lawrence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lawrence County went about 56.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,841 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 56.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 9,841 customers out) · decade average 11.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24 | 940 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 61 | 1,542 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 77 | 2,762 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 57 | 4,869 | 7.5 |
| 2019 | 282 | 2,955 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 337 | 1,981 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 330 | 2,495 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 424 | 2,774 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 495 | 6,473 | 36.8 |
| 2024 | 394 | 1,151 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 394 | 9,841 | 56.1 |
Cost of power in Lawrence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lawrence 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.
- Empire District Electric Co14.8¢144,059 cust
- Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO)15.6¢31,915 cust
- New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc13.4¢19,527 cust
- City of Monett - (MO)12.9¢4,174 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 11.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lawrence County: FAQ
- How often does Lawrence County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lawrence County, MO logged 394 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 56.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lawrence County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,841 customers without power, beginning April 29, 2025 and lasting about 4d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Lawrence County, MO right now?
- None reported. As of October 20, 2026 00:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO), New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc and Webster Electric Coop in Lawrence County, MO. There is no live feed for City of Monett - (MO), City of Mount Vernon - (MO) and Empire District Electric Co.
- Which utilities serve Lawrence County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc, Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lawrence County.
64848, 64873, 65654, 65664, 65705, 65707, 65712, 65723, 65756
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Lawrence County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Missouri →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire District Electric Co | 2.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Monett - (MO) | 1.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | - | Live · county | - |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Mount Vernon - (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/29109 and /api/v1/counties/29109/history.