Power Outages in McDonald County, MO
Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Barry Electric Coop and Empire District Electric Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
McDonald County, MO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/mcdonald-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in McDonald County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/mcdonald-county
Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Barry Electric Coop and Empire District Electric Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~185,693 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Barry Electric Coop, Empire District Electric Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barry Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in McDonald 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64831 | 85 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 64856 | 67 | ≤11 | 64 | 0 |
| 64843 | 55 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 64854 | 40 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 64861 | 20 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 64867 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 64863 | 14 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 65730 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64868 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64847 | ≤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 McDonald County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for McDonald County right now.
McDonald County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on September 20, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
Latest McDonald County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 582 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 581 customers out (0.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in McDonald County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McDonald County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,955 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,323 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 122 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 27 | 2,089 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 18 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1,937 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,267 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2,707 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 67 | 548 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 260 | 1,557 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 605 | 5,323 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 675 | 5,955 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in McDonald County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McDonald 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
- New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc13.4¢19,527 cust
- Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)13.8¢12,212 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 · 0.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in McDonald County: FAQ
- How often does McDonald County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McDonald County, MO logged 675 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McDonald County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,955 customers without power, beginning April 29, 2025 and lasting about 5d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in McDonald County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for McDonald County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve McDonald County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR), New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McDonald County.
64831, 64843, 64847, 64854, 64856, 64861, 64863, 64867, 64868, 65730
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire District Electric Co | 2.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | 3.6 hrs | Outages only | - |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Barry Electric Coop | - | 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/29119 and /api/v1/counties/29119/history.