Power Outages in Lewis County, MO
Missouri Rural Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ameren and Lewis County Rural E C A. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Lewis County, MO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/lewis-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lewis County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/lewis-county
Missouri Rural Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ameren and Lewis County Rural E C A: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,552 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren, Lewis County Rural E C A. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Missouri Rural Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Rural Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lewis County Rural E C A | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lewis 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63435 | 53 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 63448 | 46 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 63452 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 63440 | 20 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 63447 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 63473 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63457 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63438 | ≤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 Lewis County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Lewis County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×11
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lewis County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lewis County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,837 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,643 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 122 | 1,195 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 149 | 556 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 85 | 313 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 139 | 740 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 183 | 1,837 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 213 | 729 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 243 | 724 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 259 | 1,078 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 223 | 1,815 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 308 | 1,643 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | 257 | 370 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Lewis County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lewis 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.
- Union Electric Co - (MO)13.3¢1,100,654 cust
- Missouri Rural Electric Coop14.2¢5,077 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 high winds exposure · 1.5 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 Lewis County: FAQ
- How often does Lewis County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lewis County, MO logged 257 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lewis County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,837 customers without power, beginning June 26, 2019 and lasting about 3h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lewis County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lewis County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lewis County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Missouri Rural Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lewis County.
63435, 63438, 63440, 63447, 63448, 63452, 63457, 63473
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | 9.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| Lewis County Rural E C A | - | No live feed | - |
| Missouri Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
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/29111 and /api/v1/counties/29111/history.